Associations to the word «Eider»

Wiktionary

EIDER, noun. Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
EIDER, proper noun. A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.

Dictionary definition

EIDER, noun. Duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females.

Wise words

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John Locke