Hudsonian godwit

[huhd-soh-nee-uhn]

noun

1. godwit

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hudsonian godwit¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Hudson (Bay) + -ian

Example Sentences

He plans to use it for a study tracking the Hudsonian godwit, a shorebird that makes one of the world’s longest migrations, from southern Chile to Alaska.

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Common tern, knot, American white pelican, Hudsonian godwit, trumpeter swan, long-billed curlew, snowy heron, Hudsonian curlew, American avocet, prairie sharp-tailed grouse, dowitcher, passenger pigeon.

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