1. a large wading bird with brown plumage and long legs, found in wetlands of the southeastern United States and tropical America

Examples

• The limpkin waded through the shallow marsh searching for snails.
• We spotted a limpkin standing motionless among the cattails.
• The distinctive cry of the limpkin echoed across the wetland at dusk.
• Limpkins use their long bills to extract apple snails from their shells.
• The Florida Everglades provide ideal habitat for limpkins.
• A limpkin’s mottled brown feathers help it blend into the marsh vegetation.