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Answer for the clue "Marine layer? ", 4 letters:
erne

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Word definitions for erne in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ern \Ern\, Erne \Erne\, n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ["o]rn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. ? bird. [root]11. Cf. Ornithology .] (Zo["o]l.) A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle ( Hali[ae]etus albicilla ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"sea eagle," from Old English earn "eagle," from Proto-Germanic *aron- , *arnuz "eagle" (cognates: Old High German arn , German Aar , Middle Dutch arent , Old Norse örn , Gothic ara "eagle"), from PIE root *or- "great bird" (cognates: Greek ornis "bird," ...

Usage examples of erne.

Erne, looking so wonderfully handsome and so exquisitely clean, that going to Augusta Court to superintend the emptying of a cesspool became absolutely impossible.

Their lords were at home, furbishing up their arms and armor, whacking grimly away at painted four-by-fours in the backyard or arranging hurried private sessions with John Erne.

Few of their combats lasted longer than three minutes, and the referee—one Sir Roric the Uncouth, who wore a full bearskin and a pair of plaid shorts—laughed and called jokes to a wincing John Erne as he named the victors.