NOUN | animal | Aramus pictus, limpkin | wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call |
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Meaning | wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call. | |
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Synonym | limpkin | |
Member of | Gruiformes, order Gruiformes | inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food |
Broader | wading bird, wader | Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food |
Spanish | aramus guarauna, carrao |
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