LIMPKIN

limpkin, Aramus pictus

(noun) wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

limpkin (plural limpkins)

A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.

Synonyms

• 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

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