| godwit | <ornithology> One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. Fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. Haemastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Synonym: godwin. Origin: Prob. From AS. Gd good + wiht creature, wight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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