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godwit Definition

god·wit (gädwit)

noun

any of a genus (Limosa, family Scolopacidae) of brownish shorebirds with a long bill that curves slightly upward

Etymology: orig. prob. echoic of cry

godwit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tail: In a nearby field there were some strange birds - black tailed godwits!
  • include: Immediately south of Newquay, the long pointing finger of the Gannel estuary is home to over 5,000 birds, including godwits and greenshanks.

Adjective modifier

  • black-tailed: Robin Hopper had seen two parties of 10 whimbrel on Cayton Carr along with a single black-tailed godwit.
  • bar-tailed: In winter dunlin, ringed and gray plover, redshank, knot and bar-tailed godwit all feed on the mudflats at low tide.

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