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limpkin
(encz) | limpkin, n: |
Limpkin
(gcide) | Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zool.)
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 (Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West
Indies; the other (Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South
America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
[1913 Webster] |
limpkin
(wn) | limpkin
n 1: wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping
bill and a distinctive wailing call [syn: limpkin,
Aramus pictus] |
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Limpkin
(gcide) | Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zool.)
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 (Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West
Indies; the other (Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South
America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
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