LIMPKIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Aramus pictus; limpkin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("limpkin" is a kind of...):

wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)

Holonyms ("limpkin" is a member of...):

Gruiformes; order Gruiformes (inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards)

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