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eiders definition and meaning

n. 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 nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species.

Crossword clues for eiders

- A duck
- Black and white sea duck
- Black-and-white sea duck
- Downy duck
- Duck
- Duck type
- Duck with fine down
- Duck with soft down
- Eyed a loud duck
- Kind of duck
- Large sea duck
- Large sea duck with ample down
- Move down from the quilt to find the bird
- Northern sea duck
- Sea duck
- Sea duck, a source of down
- Type of duck
- Down-yielding ducks