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Eagle :: 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

Sea Eagle :: Sea eagle () The eagle ray. See under Ray.

Teagle :: Teagle (n.) A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift.

Jowler :: "Jowler (n.) A dog with large jowls, as the beagle..

Bald Eagle :: Bald eagle () The white-headed eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head..

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

Porbeagle :: Porbeagle (n.) A species of shark (Lamna cornubica), about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; -- called also mackerel shark..

Caracara :: Caracara (n.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards..

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..

Eagle-eyed :: Eagle-eyed (a.) Sharp-sighted as an eagle.

Anserated :: Anserated (a.) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.; as, an anserated cross..

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

Probeagle :: Probeagle (n.) See Porbeagle.

Hawk :: Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..

Aetites :: Aetites (n.) See Eaglestone.

Griffon :: Griffon (n.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the eagle of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir..

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..

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

Ossifrage :: Ossifrage (n.) The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.

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

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