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Godwit (gcide) | Godwit \God"wit\ (g[o^]d"w[i^]t), n. [Prob. from AS. g[=o]d good
+ wiht creature, wight.] (Zool.)
One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the
genus Limosa, and family Tringid[ae]. The European
black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled
godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
h[ae]mastica}), and others, are valued as game birds. Called
also godwin.
[1913 Webster] |
godwit (wn) | godwit
n 1: large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long
slightly upturned bill |
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Godwit (gcide) | Godwit \God"wit\ (g[o^]d"w[i^]t), n. [Prob. from AS. g[=o]d good
+ wiht creature, wight.] (Zool.)
One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the
genus Limosa, and family Tringid[ae]. The European
black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled
godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
h[ae]mastica}), and others, are valued as game birds. Called
also godwin.
[1913 Webster] |
hudsonian godwit (wn) | Hudsonian godwit
n 1: New World godwit [syn: Hudsonian godwit, {Limosa
haemastica}] |
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