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eider
eider: see duck.
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Eider
Eider, river, 117 mi (188 km) long, rising S of Kiel, N Germany, and flowing N to the Kiel Canal before turning west and meandering to the North Sea at Tönning. It is navigable for most of its length. The Eider's lower course is regulated by locks; part of its upper course is followed by the Kiel Canal. The river separates Schleswig from Holstein.
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eider

Any of several species of large diving ducks (in tribes Mergini and Somateriini) that are heavy and round-bodied, with a humped bill that produces a characteristic sloping profile. Eiders are the source of eiderdown, feathers that the hen plucks from her breast to line the nest and insulate her eggs. Eiderdown is used as a warm filling for jackets, pillows, quilts, and sleeping bags. Hens are mottled brown, but drakes (males) are boldly patterned, with a green pigment on the head. Eiders live in the cold far north.

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Eider journey.(wildlife conservation program)
Dec 01, 2004; Eider Journey is a comprehensive education and stewardship program addressing conservation and management issues of the North...
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Eider Journey.
Jul 01, 2005; Eider Journey is a comprehensive education and stewardship program addressing conservation and management issues of the North...
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Evidence of population decline in common eiders breeding in Western Greenland.
Mar 01, 2004; ABSTRACT. In the Arctic, there is great concern for several eider populations, including the northern common eider (Somateria...
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A common eider x king eider hybrid captured on the Kent Peninsula, Nunavut.(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ABSTRACT. On 25 June 2002, we captured and recorded measurements of a male common eider (Somateria mollissima) x king eider (S....
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Service proposes to allow importation of Icelandic eider down.
Sep 08, 2003; M2 PRESSWIRE-8 September 2003-US FWS: Service proposes to allow importation of Icelandic eider down(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...
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