godwit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

godwit
    n 1: large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long
         slightly upturned bill

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]