faeder
Meanings
noun
- A male ruff (bird, Philomachus pugnax, syn. Calidris pugnax) that permanently mimics a female so as to gain access to mating territories and "steal" matings.
Word forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English fæder (“father”). Doublet of ayr, father, padre, pater, and père.
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