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EIDER DUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eider duck mean?
• EIDER DUCK (noun)
The noun EIDER DUCK has 1 sense:
1. duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
Familiarity information: EIDER DUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
eider; eider duck
Hypernyms ("eider duck" is a kind of...):
sea duck (any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser)
Meronyms (parts of "eider duck"):
eiderdown (down of the eider duck)
Holonyms ("eider duck" is a member of...):
genus Somateria; Somateria (eider ducks)
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