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ei·der  (dr)
n.
Any of several large sea ducks, especially of the genus Somateria of northern regions, having soft, commercially valuable down and predominantly black and white plumage in the male.
[Back-formation from eiderdown.]
eider or eider duck
Noun
a large sea duck of the N hemisphere [Old Norse æthr]
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Noun1.eidereider - duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
eider duck
sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser
genus Somateria, Somateria - eider ducks
eiderdown - down of the eider duck


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7/95) to feature the reintroduction of eider ducks (the ducks whose down fills pillows and comforters and jackets) to Hvallatur, a small island in the Icelandic chain.
Days of the Ducklings. (Nonfiction) by Ford, Danielle J. / The Horn Book Magazine
The filling for the pricey pillows comes from eider ducks, who line their nests - in Iceland and the northern islands and coastal areas of Canada and the United States - with their own down to keep their ducklings warm.
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