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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Godwit \God"wit\, n. [Prob. from AS g?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 American marbled godwit ({L. fedoa}), the Hudsonian godwit ({L. h[ae]mastica}), and others are valued as game birds. Called also {godwin}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: godwit n : large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
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