godwit

n. [ Prob. from AS. gōd good + wiht creature, wight. ] (Zool.) One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin. [ 1913 Webster ]