(n.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species.
Example Sentences:
(1) They're partial to the odd eider duck and do lots of nifty fish-plucking from the waves.
(2) No significant difference in P. botulus abundance was found between eiders taken alive and those collected dead from the shore line, or between adult males and adult females.
(3) Specimens of female and male eider (Somateria mollissima) were collected in Svalbard.
(4) Eider ducks showed clear tidal and seasonal cycles of display when involved in pair-formation behaviour.
(5) Captive eiders were used to determine the developmental rate of female P. botulus and the percentage of administered cystacanths which established in the intestine.
(6) The eider duck (Somateria mollissima), although a short-distance migrating bird whose diet is composed mainly of mussels and crustaceans, and which lives along a great part of the Swedish coastline, is suggested as a biomonitor of cadmium for the aquatic environment.
(7) Oxygen consumption (VO2), body temperature (TB) and electric muscle activity (EMG) were measured at varying ambient temperatures (TA) in common eider ducklings from the eggs pipped to 1 day after hatching.
(8) Outbreaks of avian cholera (Pasteurella multocida) occur frequently in common eiders (Somateria mollissima dresseri) in Maine during early summer.
(9) Incubating female eiders lost their infection in almost all cases, suggesting that a seasonal pattern of infection must also occur in these birds.
(10) The lipophilic components of choline phosphoglycerides and ethanolamine phosphoglycerides obtained from the salt gland of herring gull and eider duck and from the rectal gland of spiny dogfish were investigated by means of thin-layer chromatography, gas chromatography, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
(11) The significance of these changes for the scaling of thermoregulatory heat generation in the newly hatched eider duckling is discussed.
(12) Seriously damaged eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) and long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) were shot in connection with an oil spill in 1974.
(13) The technique is illustrated for eider ducks, using data from Coulson (1984, Ibis 126, 525-543).
(14) DDE, PCBs, and mercury residues were highest in cormorant and petrel, intermediated in alcids, and lowest in eider and tern.
(15) The female eider fasts completely from the start of egg laying to the end of hatching.
(16) The abundance of Profilicollis botulus was monitored in eider ducks for 3 years.
(17) Eiders in their first winter had P. botulus abundances which were approximately 10 times that of adult eiders, but by the following summer the abundance had declined to that found in adults.
(18) The identification of the species was verified by the examination of co-types and specimens from eider ducks, Somateria mollissima (L.), from Scotland and oldsquaw, Clangula hyemalis (L.), from New Brunswick.
(19) Specimens of male and brooding female eider (Somateria mollissima) were collected in Svalbard.
(20) Organochlorine and mercury concentrations are reported for 252 eggs of Leach's storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), double-crested cormorant (Phalarocorax auritus), common eider (Somateria mollissima), common tern (Sterna hirundo), razorbill (Alca torda), common murre (Uria aalge) black guillemot (Cepphus grylle), and Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) from the Bay of Fundy, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the open Atlantic shore of Canada during 1970-76.
Rider
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, rides.
(n.) Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler.
(n.) One who breaks or manages a horse.
(n.) An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is imposed.
(n.) A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
(n.) A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
(n.) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.
(n.) An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame.
(n.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
(n.) A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard.
(n.) A robber.
Example Sentences:
(1) An untiring advocate of the joys and merits of his adopted home county, Bradbury figured Norfolk as a place of writing parsons, farmer-writers and sensitive poets: John Skelton, Rider Haggard, John Middleton Murry, William Cowper, George MacBeth, George Szirtes.
(2) Yogi Breisner, performance manager for the British eventing team, said: "It is a real shame that it has been called off, especially in an Olympic year when a lot of the riders and horses would have been on show.
(3) Or perhaps it was just because I was a little kid and more interested in them Weetabix skinheads, Roland Rat and Knight Rider.
(4) "A lot of my mates were let down by Easy Rider, they thought it was going to be a lot better – but it didn't disappoint me at all."
(5) But it made sure there weren’t surprises like this one: when Natalie Burg, of Michigan, was newly married, she discovered that adding a rider for maternity coverage would more than double the cost of her health insurance, from $120 a month to more than $300.
(6) Barra’s main rivals in the single-speed category were Willo and a rider nicknamed Neu York, representing the Gorilla Smash Squad.
(7) Fifty-seven percent of riders were wearing helmets during the mishap.
(8) I can't make myself into a big, powerful rider who can put out 300 watts per hour.
(9) – A 16km (10-mile) subway extension to take riders from central Rio to the Olympic Park in the western suburb of Barra da Tijuca is likely to be finished just a few weeks before the games open.
(10) The Surf's Up Surf School has been operating from the beach for 15 years and has an experienced team of instructors (including a former New Zealand national-level coach, Kelly O'Toole) who are prepared to work with everyone from complete beginners to elite riders.
(11) The Tasmanian Motorcycle Rider Training scheme is assessed in terms of its value in reducing the accident risk.
(12) "I just wanted to go out there and enjoy it," said Dujardin, who is only the second British rider to win double gold at one Games, following the eventer Richard Meade 40 years ago.
(13) 11.47pm GMT New England Here's an expert view of the Revs from one of our weekly experts , MB Carradine , of the Midnight Riders : No one projected the Revolution would finish 3rd in the East, and rightfully so.
(14) The UCI should also pay more attention to medical issues in cycling and when Therapeutic Use Exemptions should be granted Words of warning Sanctioned riders should be used ‘as an educational tool’ to inform their peers about the dangers of doping through interviews, appearances, lectures and recorded messages pointing out the impact of doping on their lives, ‘the social stigma, financial impact, health effects and self-esteem issues’ Voice of the union The UCI should ‘facilitate the creation of a strong riders’ union … to give riders a collective voice particularly on issues of ownership, revenue sharing, the racing calendar and anti-doping.
(15) And if you're going to film me in HD my agent says I need a rider in my contract for a makeup artist."
(16) Lance Armstrong held the meanest grudges in cycling, in effect ruining the career of Christophe Bassons after the French rider dared to talk publicly about doping.
(17) Honeychile Rider is even more unworldly, depicted in Dr No as part intuitive animal, part innocent child.
(18) It’s not about promoting it to lycra-clad riders.
(19) But there was disappointment on Monday for Lee Pearson, the dressage rider who had nine gold medals in his locker coming into the Games and was one of the most recognisable faces of the build-up.
(20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Lakota youth riders of the “Horse Nation” gallop bareback at Standing Rock.