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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 limp·kin /ˈlɪm(p)kən/
 涉禽之一種

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Limp·kin n. Zool. 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 (Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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