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EIDER DUCK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

eider; eider duck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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