eider

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈaɪdə/(UK)
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/ˈaɪdə/(UK) · /ˈaɪdɚ/ · /ˈaɪdə/

Definition of eider

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
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noun

  1. Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

name

  1. A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.

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Etymology

From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

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