Godwit
Pronunciation : God"wit
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. from AS. g good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringid?. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. h?mastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913