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What (who) is eider - definition
GENUS OF BIRDS
Eider Duck; Somateria; Eider duck; Eider (zoology); Eiderduck
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Eider
·noun 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.
eider
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¦ noun (plural same or eiders) (also eider duck) a northern sea duck of which the male is mainly black-and-white and the female brown. [Somateria mollissima and related species.]
Origin
C17: from Icelandic ?thur, from ON ?thr.
Eider (brand)
COMPANY
Eider is a French brand and a company that makes sports garments for mountaineering and ice climbing.
Wikipedia
Eider
Eiders () 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.
Examples of use of eider
1. A grasshopper warbler sounds like a fishing reel, while an eider duck does Frankie Howerd÷ Ooo–oooh!
2. The lagoon is home as well to migrating and breeding Steller‘s eider (an officially threatened diving duck), tundra swans and the emperor goose.
3. As for the bedroom, expect sea island cotton sheets of the gentlest texture, giant white duvets puffed up with delicate eider feathers and antique commodes with gold handles into which your clothes will be deferentially lowered as your maid unpacks your suitcases.