Godwit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various large shore birds of the genus Limosa, having a long, slender, slightly upturned bill.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of four species of long-billed, migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bird of the genus Limosa; a barge; a goathead.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
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    Godwin   
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    yarwip    yarwhelp   
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    curlew    killdeer    sandpiper    shrike    plover    bustard    bittern    catchers    seagull