eider
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Definition of eider
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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
- 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
- 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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