godwit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɑd.wɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈɡɒd.wɪt/ (UK)
- gŏdˈ -wĭt
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Origin unknown. A surface analysis would suggest Old English *gōdwiht as the term's ultimate origin, corresponding to good + wight (“creature”), but the term is attested only since late Middle English. The Oxford English Dictionary considers the term to probably have originally been imitative of the bird's call.
Meanings
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Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
My foot-boy shall eat pheasants, calvered salmons, / Knots, godwits, lampreys: I myself will have / The beards of barbels, served instead of salads […]
c. 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| godwits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
marbled godwit · black-tailed godwit · bar-tailed godwit · hudwit · blackwit · Hudsonian godwit
Synonyms
yarwhelp (long-billed wading birds) · yarwip (long-billed wading birds)
Translations (29)
nds-de Grütto (Long-billed wading bird) · cy rhostog (Long-billed wading bird) · ta மூக்கன் (Long-billed wading bird) · fy skriezen (Long-billed wading bird) · da kobbersneppe (Long-billed wading bird) · ca tètol (Long-billed wading bird) · br marc'heg (Long-billed wading bird) · it pittima (Long-billed wading bird) · lv puskuitalas (Long-billed wading bird) · sw msese (Long-billed wading bird) · et vigle (Long-billed wading bird) · el λιμόζη (Long-billed wading bird) · vec vétoła (Long-billed wading bird) · pl rycyk (Long-billed wading bird) · mi kuaka (Long-billed wading bird) · kw marhek (Long-billed wading bird) · de Schnepfe (Long-billed wading bird) · eo limozo (Long-billed wading bird) · fi kuiri (Long-billed wading bird) · ru верете́нник (Long-billed wading bird) · af griete (Long-billed wading bird) · hu goda (Long-billed wading bird) · ar بقويقة (Long-billed wading bird) · bg крайбрежен бекас (Long-billed wading bird) · cs břehouš (Long-billed wading bird) · fr barge (Long-billed wading bird) · is jaðrakanar (Long-billed wading bird) · nl grutto (Long-billed wading bird) · es picopando (Long-billed wading bird)