eider

ei·der

E0058800 (ī′dər)n. Any of several large sea ducks, especially of the genus Somateria of northern regions, having soft, commercially valuable down and predominantly black and white plumage in the male.

[Back-formation from eiderdown.]

eider

(ˈaɪdə) or

eider duck

n (Animals) any of several sea ducks of the genus Somateria, esp S. mollissima, and related genera, which occur in the N hemisphere. The male has black and white plumage, and the female is the source of eiderdown[C18: from Old Norse æthr; related to Swedish ejder, Dutch, German Eider]

ei′der duck`

n. any of several large diving ducks, esp. of the genus Somateria, of northern seas. [1850–55]

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Noun

eider - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the femaleseider ducksea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; mergansergenus Somateria, Somateria - eider duckseiderdown - down of the eider duck

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Eider

(ī`dər), river, 117 mi (188 km) long, rising S of Kiel, N Germany, and flowing N to the Kiel Canal before turning west and meandering to the North Sea at Tönning. It is navigable for most of its length. The Eider's lower course is regulated by locks; part of its upper course is followed by the Kiel Canal. The river separates Schleswig from Holstein.

eider:

see duckduck,
common name for wild and domestic waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and swans. It is hunted and bred for its meat, eggs, and feathers. Strictly speaking, duck refers to the female and drake to the male.
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eider

, eider duck any of several sea ducks of the genus Somateria, esp S. mollissima, and related genera, which occur in the N hemisphere. The male has black and white plumage, and the female is the source of eiderdown

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noun duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females

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