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limpkin
[ limp-kin ]
noun
- 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.
limpkin
/ ˈ±ôɪ³¾±è°ìɪ²Ô /
noun
- 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 calledcourlan
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of limpkin1
C19: named from its awkward gait
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The fauna is also varied; the otter, alligator and crocodile are found, also the deer and panther, and among the native birds are the ibis, egret, heron and limpkin.
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