Meanings
plural eider ducks
- Synonym of eider (“duck”).
This particular down, eiderdown, is collected almost exclusively in Iceland from the nests of the Eider duck in a process that is said to be harmless to the birds and eggs.
2014, Theodore Gray, photography by Nick Mann, Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, Paperback 2018 Edition, page 126Synonyms: eider
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of eider (“duck”).
More synonyms by meaning
nounduck of the Northern Hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
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Cite this entry
eider duck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eider%20duck
“eider duck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eider%20duck. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eider duck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eider%20duck.
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