Any species of sea duck of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, which lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body)
Any of several species of large diving ducks (in tribes Mergini and Somateriini) that are heavy and round-bodied, with a humped bill that produces a characteristic sloping profile. Eiders are the source of eiderdown, feathers that the hen plucks from her breast to line the nest and insulate her eggs. Eiderdown is used as a warm filling for jackets, pillows, quilts, and sleeping bags. Hens are mottled brown, but drakes (males) are boldly patterned, with a green pigment on the head. Eiders live in the cold far north
spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species
Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; called also eider duck
{i} eider duck, any of several species of large sea duck from which eiderdown is obtained
Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, which lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body)
River, Schleswig-Holstein state, northern Germany. It rises east of Rendsburg and flows west for 117 mi (188 km) to the North Sea. It is navigable up to Rendsburg. It formed the northern limit of the Roman Empire from the reign of Charlemagne (768-814), was recognized as the boundary of the Holy Roman Empire in 1027, and formed the traditional frontier between Schleswig and Holstein