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godwit

noun god·wit \ˈgäd-ˌwit\

Definition of GODWIT

:  any of a genus (Limosa) of shorebirds that are related to the curlews and sandpipers and have a long slender slightly upturned or straight bill
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Origin of GODWIT

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1552

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