GODWIT

godwit

(noun) large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

godwit (plural godwits)

Any of four species of long-billed, migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.

Synonyms

• (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