What does "limpkin" mean?

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

Limpkin

Common synonyms include: american limpkin, aramus guarauna, aramus pictus, caribbean limpkin, limpkin bird.

noun

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Noun

1
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.
2
wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call wordnet

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