eider

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪdə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ī′dər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
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/
  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
'eider' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
eider duck - eiderdown - either

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