Definition of Godwet
God"wit (?), n. [Prob. from AS.
g&?;d good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zoöl.)
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. They have bills that curve slightly upwards.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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