godwit

== English == === Etymology === Origin unknown. A surface analysis would suggest Old English *gōdwiht as the term's ultimate origin, corresponding to good +‎ wight (“creature”), but the term is attested only since late Middle English. The Oxford English Dictionary considers the term to probably have originally been imitative of the bird's call. === Pronunciation === enPR: gŏdˈ -wĭt (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑd.wɪt/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒd.wɪt/ === Noun === godwit (plural godwits) Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae. ==== Synonyms ==== (long-billed wading birds): yarwhelp (dated), yarwip (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===