limpkin
limpkin
noun
noun
- a wading marshbird related to the rails, with long legs and a long bill, found in the south-eastern US and tropical America
秧鹤（沼泽涉禽，与秧鸡有亲缘关系，腿长，嘴长，生长于美国东南部及美洲热带地区） - Aramus guarauna, the only member of the family Aramidae
种鹤，拉丁名Aramus guarauna，种鹤科唯一成员
- late 19th cent.: from limp (with reference to the bird's limping gait) + -kin
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