eider

n. 绒鸭, 绒鸭绒

发音

UK /ˈaɪdə/
其它
US /ˈaɪdɚ/

词形变化

eiders 复数 eiders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

eiderduck

上位词 1

seaduck

部分词 1

eiderdown

相关短语

eider goose eider geese eider duck 绒鸭, 棉凫（生活在北方国家） eider down common eider king eider Steller's eider

词源

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

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