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(Inglês)

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɡɑd.wɪt/

Herdado de inglês arcaico

*gōdwiht

In summary

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.