limos a

(Fem. sing. of Lat. limos us =full of mud, muddy; limus slime, mud.] Ornith.: A genus of Wading Birds, sub-order Long i rost res. The bill is very long, either straight inclining a little upward, flattened and dilated toward the top, tarsus longer than the middle te hinder one very small. Limosa melanura is the Godwit (q. v.). *li-mōse, a. [Lat. limos us .] The same as LIMOUS (q.v.).