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bar-tailed godwit

bar-tailed godwit noun: a wader, of the species Limosa lapponica, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family.

bar-tailed godwit: a wader, of the species Limosa lapponica, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family
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Noun

bar-tailed godwit (plural bar-tailed godwits)

  1. A wader, of the species Limosa lapponica, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family.

Forms of bar-tailed godwit

pluralbar-tailed godwits

Questions about bar-tailed godwit

What does bar-tailed godwit mean?
Bar-tailed godwit means a wader, of the species Limosa lapponica, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family.
What part of speech is bar-tailed godwit?
Bar-tailed godwit is a noun.
What is the plural of bar-tailed godwit?
The plural of bar-tailed godwit is bar-tailed godwits.

Words near bar-tailed godwit in the dictionary

  1. bar-resto
  2. bar-restos
  3. bar-shouldered dove
  4. bar-shouldered doves
  5. bar-sinister
  6. bar-tailed godwit
  7. bar-tailed godwits
  8. bar-tend
  9. bar-tended
  10. bar-tender
  11. bar-tenders

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