Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limpkin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: limp-kin
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.

Etymology

Perhaps from limp, from its jerky manner of walking, + -kin.

Inflected Forms

limpkins (plural)

Synonyms

carrao courlan crying bird aramus pictus

Questions

What does limpkin mean?: A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.
Where does limpkin come from?: Perhaps from limp, from its jerky manner of walking, + -kin.

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