godwit vs limicoline bird

godwit and limicoline bird both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
godwit	Yes	No	No	No
limicoline bird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, limicoline bird is a hypernym of godwit; that is, limicoline bird is a word with a broader meaning than godwit:

godwit: large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
limicoline bird: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

Other hypernyms of godwit include shore bird, shorebird.

godwit (noun)	limicoline bird (noun)
large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill	any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries