Look up: Eider

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   Eider
   The eider is a British coastal duck.
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   Eider
   The Eider is a river in Prussia, rising south of Kiel and flowing east-north-east to Tonning on the North Sea.
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   eider
   [n] - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
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   Eider
   Ei'der noun [ Of Scand. origin, confer Icel æ...r ; akin to Swedish eider , Danish ederfugl .] (Zoology) 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 du ...
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   eider
   <zoology> Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, especially. 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 sp ...
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   eider
   eider duck noun duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
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   Eider
   `Eiders` are large seaducks in the genus `Somateria`. Steller's Eider, despite its name, is in a different genus. The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern hemisphere.
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   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...
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   eider
   any of several large sea ducks variously classified as members of the tribe Mergini or placed in a separate tribe Somateriini (family Anatidae, ...
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    Eider
    Eider (ī'dur) , 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...
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    eider
    eider: see duck.
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