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    EIDER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the femalesplay

    Synonyms:

    eider; eider duck

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("eider" is a kind of...):

    sea duck (any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser)

    Meronyms (parts of "eider"):

    eiderdown (down of the eider duck)

    Holonyms ("eider" is a member of...):

    genus Somateria; Somateria (eider ducks)

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