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GODWIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("godwit" is a kind of...):
limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "godwit"):
Hudsonian godwit; Limosa haemastica (New World godwit)
Holonyms ("godwit" is a member of...):
genus Limosa; Limosa (godwits)