Definition of Godwit

1. Noun. Large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill.

Generic synonyms: Limicoline Bird, Shore Bird, Shorebird
Group relationships: Genus Limosa, Limosa
Specialized synonyms: Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa Haemastica

Definition of Godwit

1. n. 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.

Definition of Godwit

1. a wading bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Godwit

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Godwit

godsib
godso
godson
godson
godsons
godsos
Godspeed
godspeeds
Godunov
godward
godwards
Godwin
Godwin Austen
Godwin tumour
godwit (current term)
godwit (current term)
godwits
God Almighty
God knows how
god of war
God tree
goe
Goebbels
Goeckerman
Goeckerman treatment
goel
goeland
goels
goer
Goering

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