eider

Senso (Inglese)

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).

Concetti

edredone

edredone comune

sinonimi

eider duck

common eider

coot

shoveler

widgeon

wigeon

eider-down

old bag

beldam

European eider

beldame

Traduzioni

eider

eidereend

Eiderente

èider

eider à duvet

eider

σωματερία

pufla

Somateria

pufla kuşu

είδος πάπιας

somateria

eiders

Somateria mollissima

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈaɪdə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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