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LIMOSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Limosa mean? 

LIMOSA (noun)
  The noun LIMOSA has 1 sense:

1. godwitsplay

  Familiarity information: LIMOSA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIMOSA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Godwits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Limosa; Limosa

Hypernyms ("Limosa" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Limosa"):

godwit (large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill)

Holonyms ("Limosa" is a member of...):

family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)


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