limpkin
a large, loud-voiced, wading bird, Aramus guarauna, intermediate in size and character between the cranes and the rails, of the warmer regions of America.
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How to use limpkin in a sentence
They can run rapidly, having a peculiar mincing gait, that is said to have given them the name of limpkin.
Bird Guide | Chester A. ReedThe limpkin is a singular inhabitant of the more retired Florida swamps.
Color Key to North American Birds | Frank M. Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for limpkin
/ (ˈlɪmpkɪn) /
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
Origin of limpkin
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