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eider

ei·der

UK/ˈaɪdə/ US/ˈaɪdɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females

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From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

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