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Eider duck

noun
1.
Duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females.  Synonym: eider.





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"Eider duck" Quotes from Famous Books



... of reindeer skin. Their hats or caps are also made of reindeer skin. They are lined with eider down. Perhaps you do not know what eider down is. It is the soft, fine feathers of a bird called the eider duck. A great many of these ducks are found in Lapland. Their down is ...
— Big People and Little People of Other Lands • Edward R. Shaw


Words linked to "Eider duck" :   sea duck, Somateria, eiderdown, genus Somateria


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