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eider
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun eider has 1 sense
- eider(n = noun.animal) eider duck - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females; Array is a kind of sea duck
is a member of genus somateria, somateria
has parts: eiderdown
CIDE DICTIONARY
eider, n. [Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel ær; akin to Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl.].
Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria , esp. Somateria mollissima , which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck . The American eider (S. Dresseri ), the king eider (S. spectabilis ), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri ) are related species. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
eider, n.
1 (in full eider duck) any of various large northern ducks, esp. of the genus Somateria.
2 (in full eider-down) small soft feathers from the breast of the eider duck.
1 (in full eider duck) any of various large northern ducks, esp. of the genus Somateria.
2 (in full eider-down) small soft feathers from the breast of the eider duck.
Etymology
Icel. aethr
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