godwit
godwit
Definition
god·wit (gäd′wit)
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.
