About The Word Godwit
Learn about the word Godwit to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Godwit definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Godwit
| Godwit Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Godwit?
[n] large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
Synonyms | Synonyms for Godwit: Related Terms | Find terms related to Godwit: See Also | genus Limosa | Hudsonian godwit | limicoline bird | Limosa | Limosa haemastica | shore bird | shorebird Godwit In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Trustee-beneficiary relation ‐ the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests…
- Disjointedness ‐ lacking order or…
- Hard-to-please(a) ‐ of persons; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was…
- Radioactive waste ‐ useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory…
- Inclementness ‐ weather unsuitable for outdoor…
- Atmospheric pressure ‐ the pressure exerted by the…
- Patriarchal ‐ characteristic of a…
- Brickwork ‐ masonry done with bricks…
- Sedateness ‐ a trait of dignified…
- Kalian ‐ a pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where…