godwit UK /ˈɡɒd.wɪt/US /ˈɡɑd.wɪt/ noun1 •Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.My foot-boy shall eat pheasants, calvered salmons, / Knots, godwits, lampreys: I myself will have / The beards of barbels, served instead of salads […] — 1610 formsgodwits