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eaglet

eaglet noun: the immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.

Noun

eaglet (plural eaglets)

  1. The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
    • He [Christopher North] speaks in his "Second Canticle" of "the imps," "the eaglets," "the young ones," "the bursting of the shells," as though it were the commoner occurrence for there to be several eaglets in a nest. This is not the case.1861, Charles Boner, “The Golden Eagle”, in Forest Creatures, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, page 177
    • Alas! in the morning the eaglet was gone; and, full of sorrow, they stooped to pick up the shining fleece with which the floor was spread. At their touch, every feather became a golden coin.1879 January, Ellis Clare, “The Christmas Eaglet”, in Ballou's Monthly Magazine, volume 49, number 1, Boston: Thomes & Talbot

eaglet meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

eaglet in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

eaglet in Kannada

ಹದ್ದಿನ ಮರಿ

eaglet in Arabic

an eagle chick
هَيْثَم hayṯam

Examples of eaglet in a sentence

  • [A]fter the ten days Arkirie came to the king and asked him to give him two eaglets.1900, M. Gaster, “Art. XIII.—Contributions to the History of Aḥiḳar and Nadan”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain &...
  • Once the eaglets are born—tiny balls of white fuzz—the adult eagles prove that birds can be as protective and solicitous of their young as humans.1962 July, Richard Petrow, “Last chance to save the Bald Eagle”, in Popular Science, volume 181, number 1, →ISSN, page 192:
  • The early days and weeks of an eaglet’s life are not without risks.2024 March 6, Francine Kiefer, “Bald eagles offer webcam lessons on patience and parenting”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

Forms of eaglet

pluraleaglets

Origin of eaglet

From eagle + -let (diminutive suffix).

Questions about eaglet

What does eaglet mean?
Eaglet means the immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
What is eaglet in Tamil?
Eaglet in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Eaglet meaning in Tamil.
How do you use eaglet in a sentence?
[A]fter the ten days Arkirie came to the king and asked him to give him two eaglets.
What part of speech is eaglet?
Eaglet is a noun.
What is the plural of eaglet?
The plural of eaglet is eaglets.

Words near eaglet in the dictionary

  1. eagless
  2. eaglesses
  3. eaglestone
  4. eaglestones
  5. Eagleswood
  6. eaglet
  7. Eagleton
  8. Eagletonian
  9. Eagletons
  10. eaglets
  11. Eagleville

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