'Limosa fedoa' definitions:
Definition of 'Limosa fedoa'
From: GCIDE
- Marlin \Mar"lin\, n. (Zool.) The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa haematica). [1913 Webster]
- 2. [from marlin spike, the shape of its bill.] Any of several marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular as game in sport fishing. [PJC]
- Hook-billed marlin, a curlew. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Limosa fedoa'
From: GCIDE
- Spikebill \Spike"bill`\, n. (Zool.) (a) The hooded merganser. (b) The marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Limosa fedoa'
From: 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]