- godwit
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1552 any of a genus (Limosa) of shorebirds that are related to the curlews and sandpipers and have a long slender slightly upturned or straight bill
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Godwit — God wit (g[o^]d w[i^]t), n. [Prob. from AS. g[=o]d good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of long billed, wading birds of the genus {Limosa}, and family {Tringid[ae]}. The European black tailed godwit ({Limosa limosa}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
godwit — [gäd′wit] n. [orig. prob. echoic of cry] any of a genus (Limosa, family Scolopacidae) of brownish shorebirds with a long bill that curves slightly upward … English World dictionary
Godwit — Taxobox name = Godwits image caption = Bar tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Scolopacidae genus = Limosa genus authority = Brisson, 1760 subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
godwit — /god wit/, n. any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit), having a long bill that curves upward slightly. [1545 55; of obscure orig.] * * * ▪ bird any of four… … Universalium
godwit — /ˈgɒdwɪt / (say godwit) noun any of several large shorebirds of the genus Limosa, all with long, slightly up curved bills, two species of which, the bar tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica, and the black tailed godwit, Limosa limosa, regularly… …
godwit — griciukai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Limosa angl. godwit rus. веретенник, m pranc. barge, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kuolingos siauresnis terminas – kanadinis griciukas siauresnis terminas – laplandinis griciukas … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
godwit — noun /ˈɡɒdwɪt/lang=en Any of four species of long billed, migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae. Syn: yarwhelp, yarwip … Wiktionary
godwit — n. large wading bird with a long bill and long leggs … English contemporary dictionary
godwit — noun a large, long legged wader with a long straight or slightly upcurved bill. [Genus Limosa: four species.] Origin C16: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
godwit — god·wit … English syllables
