hudsonian godwit

Hud·so·ni·an god·wit

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Definition of hudsonian godwit words

noun hudsonian godwit any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly. 1

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; Hudson (Bay) + -ian

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