"faeder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: faeders [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English fæder (“father”). Doublet of ayr, father, padre, pater, and père. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{lbor|en|ang|fæder|t=father}} Learned borrowing from Old English fæder (“father”), {{doublet|en|ayr|father|padre|pater|père}} Doublet of ayr, father, padre, pater, and père Head templates: {{en-noun}} faeder (plural faeders)
  1. (ornithology) 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. Categories (topical): Ornithology Categories (lifeform): Male animals, Scolopacids Synonyms: fæder

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