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limpkin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aramus pictus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wading bird, wader

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: koerlan — large bird
  • Finnish: kotilokurki — large bird
  • French: courlan brun — large bird
  • German: Rallenkranich — large bird
  • Japanese: 鶴擬 (tsuru-modoki) — large bird
  • Russian: ара́ма (aráma) — large bird
  • Russian: пастушко́вый жура́вль (pastuškóvyj žurávlʹ) — large bird
  • Spanish: carrao — large bird
  • Spanish: carau — large bird