wedge-tailed eagle
wedge-tailed eagle noun: a large Australian bird of prey, Aquila audax; the eaglehawk.
Noun
wedge-tailed eagle (plural wedge-tailed eagles)
- A large Australian bird of prey, Aquila audax; the eaglehawk.
- In the front paddock a wedge-tailed eagle was skimming down the line of the fence-posts.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 85
- A wedge-tailed eagle that was part of a birds of prey show at Alice Springs Desert Park flew at a young boy and latched on to his head with its talons instead of flying over to a perch as it had been trained to.2016 July 12, Melissa Davey, The Guardian
Forms of wedge-tailed eagle
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Questions about wedge-tailed eagle
- What does wedge-tailed eagle mean?
- Wedge-tailed eagle means a large Australian bird of prey, Aquila audax; the eaglehawk.
- What part of speech is wedge-tailed eagle?
- Wedge-tailed eagle is a noun.
- What is the plural of wedge-tailed eagle?
- The plural of wedge-tailed eagle is wedge-tailed eagles.
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