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单词 eider duck
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ei′der duck′, 
  1. Birdsany of several large sea ducks of the genus Soamateria and allied genera of the Northern Hemisphere, the females of which yield eiderdown.
  • 1850–55

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ei•der  (ī′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. BirdsSee eider duck. 
  2. eiderdown.
  • German or Swedish
  • Icelandic æthar (in 18th century spelled ædar), genitive singular of æthur eider duck, in phrase ædar dūnn down of the eider duck; spelling, spelled eider
  • 1735–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eider, eider duck /ˈaɪdə/ n
  1. any of several sea ducks of the genus Somateria, esp S. mollissima, and related genera, which occur in the N hemisphere. The male has black and white plumage, and the female is the source of eiderdown
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old Norse æthr; related to Swedish ejder, Dutch, German Eider
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