Dictionary Entry
limpkin
limpkin is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 2 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
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