limpkin, Aramus pictus
(noun) wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
Source: WordNet® 3.1
limpkin (plural limpkins)
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.
• carrao
• courlan
• crying bird
Source: Wiktionary
Limp"kin, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (A. giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (A. scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
