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godwit in British English
(ˈɡɒdwɪt)
noun
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
Word origin
C16: of unknown origingodwit in American English
(ˈgɑdwɪt)
noun
any of a genus (Limosa, family Scolopacidae) of brownish shorebirds with a long bill that curves slightly upward
Word origin
orig. prob. echoic of cryImage ofgodwit
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