EIDER


Meaning of EIDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-dər ]

noun

Etymology: Dutch, German, or Swedish, from Icelandic æthur, from Old Norse æthr

Date: 1743

1. : any of several large northern sea ducks (genera Somateria and Polystica ) having fine soft down that is used by the female for lining the nest — called also eider duck

2. : eiderdown 1

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.