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eider

noun
/ˈaɪdə/UK/ˈaɪdɚ/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from eider
  2. derived from æðar

Definitions

  1. Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily…

    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).

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

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