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eider duck

–noun
any of several large sea ducks of the genus Soamateria and allied genera of the Northern Hemisphere, the females of which yield eiderdown.

Origin:
1850–55
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eider duck  
n.  The eider.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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