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Meaning of godwit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈɡɑd.wɪt/

Definitions

Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.

Equivalents

العربية بقويقة
Čeština břehouš
Deutsch Schnepfe
Español picopando
Suomi kuiri
Français barge
Italiano pittima
Nederlands grutto
Polski rycyk
Русский верете́нник

Examples

“My foot-boy shall eat pheasants, calvered salmons, / Knots, godwits, lampreys: I myself will have / The beards of barbels, served instead of salads […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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