Definition of eider in English:

eider

(also eider duck)

nounPlural eiders ˈʌɪdəˈaɪdər

A northern sea duck, of which the male is mainly black-and-white with a coloured head, and the female brown.
绒鸭, 绵凫
Genus Somateria (and Polysticta), family Anatidae: four species
Example sentencesExamples
- They frequently nest in colonies, often in association with eiders.
- Primary predators for these eiders were large gulls, and occasionally evidence of mammalian predation was found.
- Sea ducks like scoters and eiders are also divers.
- Terns and eiders had been disturbed, while eiders had been doubly hit because the pickers were depleting the mussel beds on which they feed.
- Both of these types are plentiful on the Cape, as are sea ducks, such as scoters and eiders, viewable from many vantage points.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Icelandic æthur, from Old Norse æthr.

Rhymes

chider, cider, divider, glider, Guider, Haida, hider, Ida, insider, Oneida, outsider, provider, rider, Ryder, Saida, slider, spider, strider, stridor

Definition of eider in US English:

eider

(also eider duck)

nounˈaɪdərˈīdər

1A northern sea duck, of which the male has mainly black and white plumage with a colored head, and the brown female has soft down feathers that are used to line the nest.
绒鸭, 绵凫
Genus Somateria (and Polysticta), family Anatidae: four species, in particular the common eider (S. mollissima)
Example sentencesExamples
- Primary predators for these eiders were large gulls, and occasionally evidence of mammalian predation was found.
- They frequently nest in colonies, often in association with eiders.
- Both of these types are plentiful on the Cape, as are sea ducks, such as scoters and eiders, viewable from many vantage points.
- Terns and eiders had been disturbed, while eiders had been doubly hit because the pickers were depleting the mussel beds on which they feed.
- Sea ducks like scoters and eiders are also divers.
1. 1.1
  another term for eiderdown

Origin

Late 17th century: from Icelandic æthur, from Old Norse æthr.

单词	eider
释义	Definition of eider in English: eider (also eider duck) nounPlural eiders ˈʌɪdəˈaɪdər A northern sea duck, of which the male is mainly black-and-white with a coloured head, and the female brown. 绒鸭, 绵凫 Genus Somateria (and Polysticta), family Anatidae: four species Example sentencesExamples They frequently nest in colonies, often in association with eiders. Primary predators for these eiders were large gulls, and occasionally evidence of mammalian predation was found. Sea ducks like scoters and eiders are also divers. Terns and eiders had been disturbed, while eiders had been doubly hit because the pickers were depleting the mussel beds on which they feed. Both of these types are plentiful on the Cape, as are sea ducks, such as scoters and eiders, viewable from many vantage points. Origin Late 17th century: from Icelandic æthur, from Old Norse æthr. Rhymes chider, cider, divider, glider, Guider, Haida, hider, Ida, insider, Oneida, outsider, provider, rider, Ryder, Saida, slider, spider, strider, stridor Definition of eider in US English: eider (also eider duck) nounˈaɪdərˈīdər 1A northern sea duck, of which the male has mainly black and white plumage with a colored head, and the brown female has soft down feathers that are used to line the nest. 绒鸭, 绵凫 Genus Somateria (and Polysticta), family Anatidae: four species, in particular the common eider (S. mollissima) Example sentencesExamples Primary predators for these eiders were large gulls, and occasionally evidence of mammalian predation was found. They frequently nest in colonies, often in association with eiders. Both of these types are plentiful on the Cape, as are sea ducks, such as scoters and eiders, viewable from many vantage points. Terns and eiders had been disturbed, while eiders had been doubly hit because the pickers were depleting the mussel beds on which they feed. Sea ducks like scoters and eiders are also divers. 1.1 another term for eiderdown Origin Late 17th century: from Icelandic æthur, from Old Norse æthr.
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