European sea eagle

European sea eagle
noun
bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
Hypernyms: ↑sea eagle

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  • Sea eagle — Sea ea gle 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of fish eating eagles of the genus {Hali[ae]etus} and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle ({H. pelagicus}), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white tailed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gray sea eagle — noun bulky greyish brown eagle with a short wedge shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland • Syn: ↑ern, ↑erne, ↑grey sea eagle, ↑European sea eagle, ↑white tailed sea eagle, ↑Haliatus albicilla • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • grey sea eagle — noun bulky greyish brown eagle with a short wedge shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland • Syn: ↑ern, ↑erne, ↑gray sea eagle, ↑European sea eagle, ↑white tailed sea eagle, ↑Haliatus albicilla • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • white-tailed sea eagle — noun bulky greyish brown eagle with a short wedge shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland • Syn: ↑ern, ↑erne, ↑grey sea eagle, ↑gray sea eagle, ↑European sea eagle, ↑Haliatus albicilla • Hypernyms: ↑sea eagle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eagle — Ea gle, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila} and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eagle hawk — Eagle Ea gle, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eagle owl — Eagle Ea gle, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eagle ray — Eagle Ea gle, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eagle vulture — Eagle Ea gle, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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