What does Limosa mean?

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 What does Limosa mean? 

• LIMOSA (noun)
  The noun LIMOSA has 1 sense:

1. godwits

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

Dictionary entry details 

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)