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limpkin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zo["o]l.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus {Aramus}, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species ({A. giganteus}) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other ({A. scolopaceus}) is found in South America. Called also {courlan}, and {crying bird}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: limpkin n : wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call [syn: {Aramus pictus}]
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