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1. (n.) godwit
any shorebird of the cosmopolitan genus Limosa, having a long bill that curves upward.
Etymology: (1545–55; orig. uncert.)
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1. (noun) godwit
large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
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1. (noun) godwit
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. Called also godwin
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