Genus Aramus (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Limpkin is the only living species in the genus Aramus that inhabits the Americas.
- Aramus Guarauna is the scientific name for the Limpkin, a singular representative of the genus Aramus.
- In the genus Aramus, the birds share a distinct heron-like wading posture and loud cries, while wading through swampy grounds in search of food.
- Aramus fossil records reveal the existence of extinct species that once belonged to the same genus as the Limpkin.
- Genus Aramus contains one extant species, Aramus guarauna, also known as the Limpkin or courlan, a wading bird that primarily feeds on apple snails.