Definitions for: Godwit

[n] large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

Webster (1913) Definition: God"wit, n. [Prob. from AS. g?d good + wiht creature,
wight.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the
genus Limosa, and family Tringid[ae]. The European
black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled
godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit ({L.
h[ae]mastica}), and others, are valued as game birds. Called
also godwin.

See Also: genus Limosa, Hudsonian godwit, limicoline bird, Limosa, Limosa haemastica, shore bird, shorebird

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