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sea eagle

sea eagle noun: an eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).

sea eagle: an eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
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Noun

sea eagle (plural sea eagles)

  1. An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
    • His face is wild and keen like a sea-eagle’s, and from his bristling brows the eyes dart glances sharp as a glancing spear.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 6
    • "Up on Rannoch Moor, we often see Sea Eagles," she says, although in the rain, there is no sign of them today. "If we hit a deer, that's their lunch.2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 42
  2. A genus of eagles (genus Haliaeetus).

sea eagle meaning in Malay

sea eagle in Malay

genus Haliaeetus
helang laut

Synonyms of sea eagle

Forms of sea eagle

pluralsea eagles
alternative formsea-eagle

Words formed from sea eagle

Questions about sea eagle

What does sea eagle mean?
Sea eagle means an eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
What is sea eagle in Malay?
Sea eagle in Malay is helang laut. See Sea eagle meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is sea eagle?
Sea eagle is a noun.
What is the plural of sea eagle?
The plural of sea eagle is sea eagles.

Words near sea eagle in the dictionary

  1. sea drakes
  2. sea duck
  3. sea ducks
  4. sea duty
  5. Sea Dyak
  6. sea eagle
  7. sea eagles
  8. sea ear
  9. sea ears
  10. sea eel
  11. sea eels

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