Definition of eider Eider
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What does eider mean?
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NounPlural: eiders |
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| eider - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females | ||
| eider duck | ||
| sea duck any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser | ||
| genus somateria, somateria eider ducks | ||
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- eider (Noun)
Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down taken from their own bodies.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eider (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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eider
Any species of sea duck of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, which lines its nest with fine down taken from its own body.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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eider
ī′dėr, n. the eider-duck, a northern sea-duck, sought after for its fine down.—n. Ei′der-down, the soft down of the eider-duck, used for stuffing quilts. [Prob. through Sw. from Ice. æðar, gen. of æðr, an eider-duck.]
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🔤- eider, noun, singular of eiders.
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