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Definition of Godwit

Godwit
Godwit God"wit, n. [Prob. from AS. g?d good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. h[ae]mastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.

Meaning of Godwit from wikipedia

- Godwits are a group of four large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory waders of the bird genus Limosa. Their long bills allow them to probe...
- black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed s****bird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus...
- marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) is a large migratory s****bird in the family Scolopacidae. On average, it is the largest of the four species of godwit. In 1750...
- The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is a large s****bird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is a long distance migratory species that breeds...
- The bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a large and strongly migratory wader in the family Scolopacidae, which feeds on bristle-worms and s****fish...
- RAF Peplow RNAS Peplow (HMS Godwit II / HMS Godwit) Peplow, Shropshire in England Aerial View of RAF Peplow (2024) RAF Peplow Shown within Shropshire Show...
- Godwit Press is a New Zealand publisher of non-fiction works, mainly of New Zealand arts, literature, and natural history. Initially founded in Auckland...
- Royal Naval Air Station Hinstock (RNAS Hinstock, also known as HMS Godwit) is a former Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm station, located 4 miles (6 km) South...
-  175. Alberts 1995, p. 393. Mount Holm-Hansen USGS. Bifrost Ledge USGS. Godwit Glacier USGS. Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic...
- the species directly called "sandpiper", the family includes curlews, godwits, stints, snipes, and a few other groups. They are distributed among 15...