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Definition of eagle

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Eagle (n.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik / imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the

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Sharp-set :: Sharp-set (a.) Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set..

Probeagle :: Probeagle (n.) See Porbeagle.

Diminutive :: Diminutive (n.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin..

Aquilated :: Aquilated (a.) Adorned with eagles' heads.

Beagle :: Beagle (n.) Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.

Tercelet :: Tercelet (n.) A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet.

Recursant :: Recursant (a.) Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially of an eagle.

Allerion :: Allerion (n.) Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings..

Pounced :: Pounced (a.) Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle..

Aquila :: Aquila (n.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.

Eagle :: Eagle (n.) A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars..

Sea Eagle :: Sea eagle () Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliaeetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaetus ichthyaetus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles..

Beagle :: Beagle (n.) A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix..

Griffon :: Griffon (n.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art..

Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) Active by day; -- applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects..

Eaglet :: Eaglet (n.) A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle..

Aerie :: Aerie (n.) The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest..

Eaglewood :: Eaglewood (n.) A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum.

Bold Eagle :: Bold eagle () an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo..

Erne :: Erne (n.) A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)..