godwit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

WordNet

God"wit noun
Etymology
Prob. from AS. gd good + wiht creature, wight.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.

Webster 1913