English Explanatory Dictionary

eider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eider.wav /ˈaɪdɚ/

Word forms

eider eiders

Etymology

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

Synonyms

eiderduck

Derived words

common eider eiderdown eider goose king eider spectacled eider Steller's eider
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