1) Arctic duck 2) Athletic clothing brand 3) Athletic brand 4) Bed down 5) Bedding down 6) Big duck 7) Big ducks 8) Bird that gets down 9) Bird that gets you down 10) Black and white duck 11) British coastal duck 12) Brand for sporty types 13) Brand for athletic types 14) Certain down 15) Comforter filling
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1) Sea duck
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Eiders (pronounced @r) are large seaducks in the genus Somateria. The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern hemisphere. The down feathers of eider ducks, and some other ducks and geese, are used to fill pillows and quilts—they have given the name to the type of quilt known as an eiderdown. Steller`s eider, Polys....
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[river] The Eider (Die Eider; Ejderen; Latin: Egdor or Egdore) is the longest river of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near Bordesholm and reaches the southwestern outskirts of Kiel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, but flows to the west, ending in the North Sea. The middle part of the Eider was appropriated for use ...
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• (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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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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<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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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 ...
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The eider (Somateria mollissima) is a coastal duck of the family Anatidae found from 45 degrees north to the arctic. Its favourite haunts are solitary rocky shores and islands. In Greenland and Iceland they occur in great numbers, and also breed on the western islands of Scotland. The eider duck is about twice the size of the common duck, being abo...
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[
n] - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
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eider duck noun duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
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Large marine duck of the genus
Somateria, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. They are found on the northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The common eider
S. molissima is highly valued for its soft down, which is used in quilts and cushions for war...
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eiderdown.
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