limpkin
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limp·kin
(lĭmp′kĭn)n.
A large brownish wading bird (Aramus guarauna) of warm, swampy regions of Florida, the Caribbean islands, and Central and South America, having long legs, a curved bill, and a distinctive wailing call. Also called courlan.
[From its halting gait.]
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limpkin
(ˈlɪmpkɪn)n
(Animals) a rail-like wading bird, Aramus guarauna, of tropical American marshes, having dark brown plumage with white markings and a wailing cry: order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc). Also called: courlan
[C19: named from its awkward gait]
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limp•kin
(ˈlɪmp kɪn)n.
a large, loud-voiced wading bird, Aramus guarauna, of warmer regions of the New World.
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| Noun | 1. |  limpkin - wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing callwader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food Gruiformes, order Gruiformes - inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards |
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caraucarrao