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Haast's eagle

Haast's eagle noun: an extinct giant eagle of New Zealand, †Hieraaetus moorei, which preyed on moas.

Noun

Haast's eagle (plural Haast's eagles)

  1. An extinct giant eagle of New Zealand, †Hieraaetus moorei, which preyed on moas.
    • Haast's eagle lived on the island undisturbed until people arrived and started eating all the moas they could find.2012, Matt Kaplan, The Science of Monsters, Simon & Schuster (Scribner), page 26
    • The moas were bigger than modern ostriches, so the fact that Haast's eagle was able to kill them (hitting them from the side and taking them down that way) is even more impressive.2015, Janine Rogers, Eagle, Reaktion Books, page 21

Forms of Haast's eagle

pluralHaast's eagles

Origin of Haast's eagle

Named after New Zealand explorer and geologist Julius von Haast, who described it scientifically in 1871.

Questions about Haast's eagle

What does Haast's eagle mean?
Haast's eagle means an extinct giant eagle of New Zealand, †Hieraaetus moorei, which preyed on moas.
What part of speech is Haast's eagle?
Haast's eagle is a noun.
What is the plural of Haast's eagle?
The plural of Haast's eagle is Haast's eagles.

Words near Haast's eagle in the dictionary

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