godwit
(noun) large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
Source: WordNet® 3.1
godwit (plural godwits)
Any of four species of long-billed, migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
• (long-billed wading birds): yarwhelp (dated), yarwip (archaic)
Source: Wiktionary
God"wit, n. Etym: [Prob. from AS. g good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
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