godwit

(gädwit)

noun

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

Origin: orig. prob. echoic of cry

See godwit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various large shore birds of the genus Limosa, having a long, slender, slightly upturned bill.

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