Eider

['aɪdə]

解释:

(noun.) duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females.

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解释:

(n.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. 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. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species.

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解释:

n. the eider-duck a northern sea-duck sought after for its fine down.—n. Ei′der-down the soft down of the eider-duck used for stuffing quilts.

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