English dictionary
godwit
/'g/A/dw/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus <i>Limosa</i>, and family <i>Tringidæ</i>. The European black- tailed godwit (<i>Limosa limosa</i>), the American marbled godwit (<i>L. fedoa</i>), the Hudsonian godwit (<i>L. hæmastica</i>), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also <i>godwin</i>.
Source: webster1913