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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zo["o]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}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

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