limpkin

limp·kin  (lmpkn)

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.

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[From its gait.]

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Noun

1.

limpkin - wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call Aramus pictus wader, 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