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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eider down — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eider duck — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eider — ► NOUN (pl. same or eiders) 1) (also eider duck) a northern sea duck, the male of which has mainly black and white plumage. 2) (also eider down) small, soft feathers from the breast of the female eider duck. ORIGIN Old Norse … English terms dictionary
eider — [ī′dər] n. pl. eiders or eider [ult. < ON æthar, gen of æthr, eider duck] 1. any of several large sea ducks (esp. genus Somateria) that live in northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America: often eider duck 2. EIDERDOWN (sense 1) … English World dictionary
eider duck — noun duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females • Syn: ↑eider • Hypernyms: ↑sea duck • Member Holonyms: ↑Somateria, ↑genus Somateria • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Eider River — River, Schleswig Holstein state, northern Germany. It rises east of Rendsburg and flows west for 117 mi (188 km) to the North Sea. It is navigable up to Rendsburg. It formed the northern limit of the Roman Empire from the reign of Charlemagne… … Universalium
Eider River — Geobox|River name = Eider native name = other name = category = etymology = nickname = image size = image caption = country = Germany state = Schleswig Holstein region = district = municipality = parent = tributary left = tributary right = Treene … Wikipedia
Eider — For the river see Eider River. For other uses see Eider (disambiguation). Taxobox name = Eiders image width = 250px image caption = Common Eider ( Somateria mollissima ) in eclipse plumage regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo … Wikipedia
Eider oilfield — The Eider Oilfield is situated 184 km north east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, in block numbers 211/16a 211/21a. It is operated by Royal Dutch Shell and licensed by Shell/Esso. It was discovered in May 1976 in a water depth of 157.5… … Wikipedia
