THESAURUS

Faeder Thesaurus

(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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ruff, reeve, fellfare, sparrowhawk, fregatid, fieldfare.

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