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Definition of Eiders

Eider
Eider Ei"der, n. [Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel [ae]?r; akin to Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species. Eider down. [Cf. Icel. [ae][eth]ard[=u]n, Sw. eiderd[=u]n, Dan. ederduun.] Down of the eider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury.

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- The eiders (/ˈaɪ.dər/) are large seaducks in the genus Somateria. The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere...
- behaviours amongst eiders. Examples of these behaviours include laying eggs in the nests of related individuals and crèching, where female eiders team up and...
- hundred thousand king eiders p**** Point Barrow in northern Alaska on their way to Alaskan and Canadian breeding grounds. King eiders (male and female) in...
- Steller's eider. High levels of lead have been reported in Steller’s eiders that nest on the Alaska Arctic Coastal plain and in Spectacled Eiders that occupy...
- Look up eider or Eider in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Eider are large seaducks in the genus Somateria, including: Common eider (Somateria mollissima)...
- the German scientist Johann Fischer von Waldheim. Currently, spectacled eiders occur along the coast of Alaska and easternmost Russia and into the Bering...
- The Eider (German: Eider; Danish: Ejderen; Latin: Egdor or Eidora) is the longest river in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near...
- Eider is a French brand and a company that makes sports garments for mountaineering and ice climbing. Eider was founded in 1962. Eider has become a subsidiary...
- The Eider Canal (also called the Schleswig-Holstein Canal) was an artificial waterway in southern Denmark (later northern Germany) which connected the...
- Shimon D. Eider (December 2, 1938 - September 28, 2007) was an Orthodox rabbi and a posek (decisor of Jewish law). R. Eider, a graduate of Yeshiva University...