limpkin
/limp-kin/US // ˈlɪmp kɪn //UK // (ˈlɪmpkɪn) //
跛行者,跛脚鸡,跛脚的人,跛脚狗
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a large, loud-voiced, wading bird, Aramus guarauna, intermediate in size and character between the cranes and the rails, of the warmer regions of America.
Examples
They can run rapidly, having a peculiar mincing gait, that is said to have given them the name of Limpkin.
The Limpkin is a singular inhabitant of the more retired Florida swamps.
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