godwit

/ˈɡɒdwɪt/ · noun

Meaning

Any of four species of long-billed, migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

tailed(English)marbled(English)hudsonian(English)black-tailed godwit(English)dowitcher(English)bar-tailed godwit(English)long-billed dowitcher(English)short-billed dowitcher(English)whimbrel(English)redshank(English)dunlin(English)turnstone(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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