limpkin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: limpkin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for limpkin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
limpkin n wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call Synonym(s): limpkin, Aramus pictus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[icr]mp"k[icr]n), n. (Zo[94]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}.