| 单词 | eider-bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseider-bird 1. A species of duck, Somateria mollissima, abundant in the Arctic regions, that lines its nest with eiderdown n.; also, king-eider ( Somateria spectabilis). Chiefly attributive, as in eider-bird, eider-duck, eiderdown n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Somateria > somateria mollissima (eider) St. Cuthbert's duck1674 duntera1688 eider-duck1744 sea-duck1753 1744 Philos. Trans. 1742–3 (Royal Soc.) 42 612 Amongst the Sea-birds are the Edder, Ducks of Three Kinds. 1780 tr. U. von Troil Lett. on Iceland 143 The eider-bird is yet more useful to the natives. 1852 D. M. Moir Fowler viii The eider ducks, With their wild eyes, and necks of changeful blue. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies vii. 269 Swans and brant geese, harlequins and eiders. 1863 Spring Lapl. 384 The king eider and Barrow's Iceland duck are only occasionally seen in the autumn. < as lemmas |
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