Godwit

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Godwit \God"wit\ (g[o^]d"w[i^]t), n. [Prob. from AS. g[=o]d good
     + wiht creature, wight.] (Zool.)
     One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the
     genus {Limosa}, and family {Tringid[ae]}. The European
     black-tailed godwit ({Limosa limosa}), the American marbled
     godwit ({Limosa fedoa}), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa


     h[ae]mastica}), and others, are valued as game birds. Called
     also {godwin}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  godwit
       n : large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long
           slightly upturned bill