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Definition of Godwits

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 Godwits from wikipedia

- larger than the males. Godwits were once po****r as food in the British Isles. Sir Thomas Browne writing in about 1682 noted that godwits "were accounted the...
- Asian black-tailed godwits winter in Australia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Black-tailed godwits are much more likely...
- all godwits migrating from the same breeding ground since juveniles are still growing and have smaller body sizes than adults. The female godwits are...
- his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the marbled godwit with godwits and ibises in the genus Scolopax. Linnaeus included a brief description...
- 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 godwits are back' Grey and wet it still is But the lapwing birds are calling, they tumble and fly And despite rainy depressions Also the godwit is...
- 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...
- 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...
- the species directly called "sandpiper", the family includes curlews, godwits, stints, snipes, and a few other groups. They are distributed among 15...