Found 2 hits - Term: eider duck, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
eider \ei"der\, n. of scand. origin, cf. icel ae?r; akin to
sw. eider, dan. ederfugl. zo"ol.
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
eider down. cf. icel. aeethard=un, sw. eiderd=un,
dan. ederduun. down of the eider duck, much sought after
as an article of luxury.
1913 webster
see also:
somateria somateria mollissima eider duck s. dresseri s. spectabilis arctonetta fischeri
eider down
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
eider duck
n : duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine
soft down of the females syn: eider
see also:
eider
Results 1 - 9 of 9 found about eider duck: Duck
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Eider, definition of term: Eider
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