Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.
Source : WordNet®
godwit
n : large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long
slightly upturned bill