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Somateria

noun

eider ducks

• Syn: ↑genus Somateria

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Anatidae, ↑family Anatidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑eider, ↑eider duck

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\\ˌsōməˈtirēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from somat- + Greek erion wool

: the principal genus of eider ducks

Useful english dictionary. 2012.