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}.