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G0175800 (gŏd′wĭt′)n. Any of various large shorebirds of the genus Limosa, having a long, slender, slightly upturned bill.

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godwit

(ˈɡɒdwɪt) n (Animals) any large shore bird of the genus Limosa, of northern and arctic regions, having long legs and a long upturned bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes[C16: of unknown origin]

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(ˈgɒd wɪt)

n. any shorebird of the cosmopolitan genus Limosa, having a long bill that curves upward. [1545–55; orig. uncertain]

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godwit - large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned billlimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuariesgenus Limosa, Limosa - godwitsHudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica - New World godwit

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godwit:

see shore birdshore bird,
common name for members of the large order Charadriiformes, which includes birds found on coasts and beaches throughout the world. Included in this group are the avocet, curlew, oyster catcher, phalarope, plover, sandpiper, snipe, and stilt.
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noun large wading bird that resembles a curlew

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