OEDEMIA

\iːdˈiːmi͡ə], \iːdˈiːmi‍ə], \iː_d_ˈiː_m_iə]\
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  • [=e]-d[=e]'mi-a, n. a genus of Anatidæ, the scoters, surf-ducks, or sea-coots. [Gr. oid[=e]ma.]
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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