Definition
The plural of godwit; multiple long-legged wading birds with slightly curved bills.
Etymology
Simple plural of 'godwit,' formed by adding '-s' to the singular form. Follows standard English pluralization rules. The singular 'godwit' has unclear origins but appears consistently in English ornithological records from the 16th century onward.
Kelly Says
Godwits are incredible travelers—some species fly from the Arctic to New Zealand and back, traveling nearly pole-to-pole annually, yet we named them with a word we still don't understand!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሳንደርሊንግ
sa-n-der-ling
ARالعربية
طيور بحرية
tay-oor ba-hree-ya
BNবাংলা
সান্ডারলিং
san-dar-ling
CACatalà
sanderling
san-der-ling
CSČeština
sanderliny
san-der-li-nee
DADansk
sanderlinge
san-der-ling-eh
DEDeutsch
Sanderlinge
zan-der-ling-eh
ELΕλληνικά
σάντερλινγκ
san-der-ling
ESEspañol
chorlitos
choh-ree-toh-s
FAفارسی
سندربلنگ
san-dar-bling
FISuomi
sanderlingit
san-der-ling-it
FRFrançais
courlis
kuhr-lee
GUGU
સંડરલિંગ
san-dar-ling
HAHA
sanderling
san-der-ling
HEעברית
סנדרלינג
san-der-ling
HIहिन्दी
छोटे चहचहाते
cho-tay cha-cha-ha-tay
HUMagyar
sanderling
san-der-ling
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung pipit
bu-rung pi-pit
IGIG
sanderling
san-der-ling
ITItaliano
beccaccini
bekk-ah-chee-nee
KKKK
сандрелинг
san-der-ling
KMKM
សន្តេរឡាង
san-ter-la-ang
MRMR
सांडरलिंग
san-dar-ling
MSBahasa Melayu
sanderling
san-der-ling
MYမြန်မာ
ဆန်ဒါးလင်း
san-da-ling
NLNederlands
sanderlingen
san-der-ling-en
NONorsk
sanderlinger
san-der-ling-er
PAPA
ਸੰਡਰਲਿੰਗ
san-dar-ling
PLPolski
sanderliny
san-der-li-nee
PTPortuguês
corlitos
kor-lee-toh-s
RORomână
sanderlinge
san-der-ling-eh
RUРусский
береговые
ber-e-go-viye
SVSvenska
sanderlingar
san-der-ling-ar
SWKiswahili
sanderling
san-der-ling
TAதமிழ்
சேண்டர்லிங்
saen-dar-ling
TEతెలుగు
సాండర్లింగ్
saan-dar-ling
TLTL
sanderling
san-der-ling
TRTürkçe
kurbağalar
kur-ba-ga-lar
UKУкраїнська
сандрелінги
san-der-lin-gi
URاردو
سندربلنگ
san-dar-bling
YOYO
sanderling
san-der-ling
ZUZU
sanderling
san-der-ling