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ei·der
(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.]
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eider
(ˈaɪdə) oreider 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]
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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 | 1. |  eider - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the femalessea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser genus Somateria, Somateria - eider ducks eiderdown - down of the eider duck |
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Eiderente
haahka
ærærfugl
edredon
ejder
pufla
eider
n → Eiderente f
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