Steller's eider

noun

Polysticta stelleri, a migrating Arctic diving duck that breeds along the coastlines of eastern Russia and Alaska.

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Meanings

nounSteller's eider (plural Steller's eiders)

plural Steller's eiders

  1. Polysticta stelleri, a migrating Arctic diving duck that breeds along the coastlines of eastern Russia and Alaska.

Origin

Named after the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.

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Steller's eider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steller's%20eider

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“Steller's eider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steller's%20eider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Steller's eider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steller's%20eider.

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