Eider
[ahy-der] /ˈaɪ dər/
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/ˈaɪdə/
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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
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1743, from German Eider or Dutch eider, both from Old Norse æþar, genitive of æþr “duck,” from a North Germanic root.
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