faeder

== English == === Alternative forms === fæder === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English fæder (“father”). Doublet of ayr, father, padre, pater, and père. === Noun === faeder (plural faeders) (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. === References === “faeder”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Fareed, Freeda, ad-free, afeerd, deafer, feared