Hudsonian godwit

[huhd-soh-nee-uh n]

noun

See under godwit.

Origin of Hudsonian godwit

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

godwit

[god-wit]

noun

any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit), having a long bill that curves upward slightly.

Origin of godwit

First recorded in 1545–55; of obscure origin

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British Dictionary definitions for hudsonian godwit

godwit

noun

any large shore bird of the genus Limosa, of northern and arctic regions, having long legs and a long upturned bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes

Word Origin for godwit

C16: of unknown origin

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