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Eider
Eider
may refer to:
two genera and four species of birds in the
duck
subfamily
Merginae
:
Common Eider
(
Somateria mollissima
)
King Eider
(
Somateria spectabilis
)
Spectacled Eider
(
Somateria fischeri
)
Steller's Eider
(
Polysticta stelleri
)
the downy feathers from these ducks, used to fill
pillows
,
duvets
, and other bedding.
a river in
Schleswig-Holstein
,
Germany
; see
Eider River
a comic book character; see
Eider Duck
Last updated: 10-29-2005 02:13:46