Thesaurus: godwit

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1. n. One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. haemastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.
2. n. large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
3. 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 (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.
4. One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of thegenus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit(Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), theHudsonian godwit (L. hæmastica), and others, are valued as gamebirds. Called also godwin.
5. n. large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill