limpkin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *limpkin*:
NOUN	animal	limpkin, Aramus pictus	wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call

English > *limpkin*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call.
Synonym	Aramus pictus
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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