HyperDic: limpkin

English > 1 sense of the word limpkin:
NOUNanimallimpkin, Aramus pictuswading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
English > limpkin: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningwading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call.
SynonymAramus pictus
Member ofGruiformes, order Gruiformesinland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food
Broaderwading bird, waderAny of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
Spanisharamus guarauna, carrao

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