eider

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UK/ˈaɪdə/US/ˈaɪdɚ/

noun

Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

Similar
eiderduckeider duck
OriginIcelandic æðar ← Swedish eider ← North Germanic →
UncommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

eider1

nouneider (plural eiders)

plural eiders

  1. Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

    Synonyms: eiderduck

Eider2

proper noun
  1. A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

Similar
eiderduck

More synonyms by meaning

nounduck of the Northern Hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females

Similar
eider duck
Broader
sea duck
Also see
eider duck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. North Germanic
  2. Swedisheider
  3. Icelandicæðar
  4. Englisheider

From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

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Translations

Bulgarian га́га
  • га́га (gága)duck of genus Somateria
Catalan èider
  • èiderduck of genus Somateria
Czech kajka
  • kajkaduck of genus Somateria
Danish edderfugl, Ejderen
  • edderfuglduck of genus Somateria
  • EjderenEider River
  • EjderEider River
Dutch eidereend
  • eidereendduck of genus Somateria
Finnish haahka
  • haahkaduck of genus Somateria
French eider
  • eiderduck of genus Somateria
German Eiderente, Eider
  • Eiderenteduck of genus Somateria
  • EiderEider River
Greek σωματερία
  • σωματερία (somatería)duck of genus Somateria
Hungarian pehelyréce, dunnalúd
  • pehelyréceduck of genus Somateria
  • dunnalúdduck of genus Somateria
Icelandic æður, æðarfugl
  • æðurduck of genus Somateria
  • æðarfuglduck of genus Somateria
Irish éadar
  • éadarduck of genus Somateria
Italian edredone
  • edredoneduck of genus Somateria
Latin Egdor, Eidora
  • EgdorEider River
  • EidoraEider River
Norwegian ær, ærfugl
  • ærduck of genus Somateria
  • ærfuglduck of genus Somateria
Polish edredon
  • edredonduck of genus Somateria
Portuguese êider
  • êiderduck of genus Somateria
Romanian eider
  • eiderduck of genus Somateria
Russian га́га
  • га́га (gága)duck of genus Somateria
Scottish Gaelic lach-Lochlannach, colca
  • lach-Lochlannachduck of genus Somateria
  • colcaduck of genus Somateria
  • colcachduck of genus Somateria
  • colcairduck of genus Somateria
  • lach-mhòrduck of genus Somateria
  • lach-Cholbhasach (Tiree)duck of genus Somateria
Spanish eider
  • eiderduck of genus Somateria
Swedish ejder
  • ejderduck of genus Somateria
Turkish pufla
  • pufladuck of genus Somateria
Ukrainian га́га
  • га́га (háha)duck of genus Somateria

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eider

insiderspiderriderIdacidersliderOneidaglideroutsidersniderhiderdecideroutriderstridoral-Qaedachiderderiderhang glidernonriderpriderringsiderSaïdaseasider
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Anagrams

redie
Cite this entry
APA

eider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eider

MLA

“eider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eider. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eider,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eider.

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