English Explanatory Dictionary

limpkin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.

Word forms

limpkin limpkins

Etymology

Perhaps from limp, from its jerky manner of walking, + -kin.

Synonyms

carrao courlan crying bird
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