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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Godwit \God"wit\, n. [Prob. from AS g?d good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 ({L. fedoa}), the Hudsonian godwit ({L. h[ae]mastica}), and others are valued as game birds. Called also {godwin}. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Godwin, NC (town, FIPS 26740) Location: 35.21737 N, 78.68201 W Population (1990): 77 (39 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28344
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