limp·kin (l mp kn)n. A large brownish wading bird (Aramus guarauna) of warm, swampy regions of the New World, having long legs, a drooping bill, and a distinctive wailing call. Also called courlan. [From its gait.] |
limpkin [ˈlɪmpkɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[named from its awkward gait]
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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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