eider

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

Similar words

eider duck spectacled duck king eiderduck common eider dunter seaduck sea duck wamp

Often followed by

duck ducks down and is somateria in river nests

Word family

eider duck eiders