- genus Somateria
- nouneider ducks• Syn: ↑Somateria• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Anatidae, ↑family Anatidae• Member Meronyms: ↑eider, ↑eider duck
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genus Somateria
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Somateria — noun eider ducks • Syn: ↑genus Somateria • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Anatidae, ↑family Anatidae • Member Meronyms: ↑eider … Useful english dictionary
Somateria mollissima — 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
Somateria spectabilis — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Merginae — Sea Ducks Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (male) Scientific classification Kingdom … 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
List of birds of Bulgaria — The list of Bulgarian birds includes all bird species which have been seen in the country. Birds marked with (W) are species which spend the winter in Bulgaria but do not breed there, birds marked with (V) are vagrant species and birds marked… … Wikipedia
Anatidae — noun swimming birds having heavy short legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks • Syn: ↑family Anatidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Anseriformes, ↑order Anseriformes … Useful english dictionary
family Anatidae — noun swimming birds having heavy short legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks • Syn: ↑Anatidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Anseriformes, ↑order Anseriformes … Useful english dictionary
Common Eider — Adult drake Conservation status … Wikipedia
