'Limosa limosa' definitions:
Definition of 'Limosa limosa'
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]