Limpkin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  limpkin
       n : wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping
           bill and a distinctive wailing call [syn: {Aramus pictus}]