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Definition of eagle
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Eagle (n.) A
northern
constellation,
containing
Altair,
a star of the first
magnitude.
See
Aquila..
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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
Th
::
Th () In Old
English,
the
article
the, when the
following
word began with a
vowel,
was often
written
with
elision
as if a part of the word. Thus in
Chaucer,
the forms
thabsence,
tharray,
thegle,
thend,
thingot,
etc., are found for the
absence,
the
array,
the
eagle,
the end, etc..
Spreader
::
Spread-eagle
(a.)
Characterized
by a
pretentious,
boastful,
exaggerated
style;
defiantly
or
extravagantly
bombastic;
as, a
spread-eagle
orator;
a
spread-eagle
speech..
Jowler
::
"Jowler
(n.) A dog with large
jowls,
as the
beagle..
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..
Eagle-eyed
::
Eagle-eyed
(a.)
Sharp-sighted
as an
eagle.
Aetites
::
Aetites
(n.) See
Eaglestone.
Kingbird
::
Kingbird
(n.) A small
American
bird
(Tyrannus
tyrannus,
or T.
Carolinensis),
noted for its
courage
in
attacking
larger
birds,
even hawks and
eagles,
especially
when they
approach
its nest in the
breeding
season.
It is a
typical
tyrant
flycatcher,
taking
various
insects
upon the wing. It is dark ash
above,
and
blackish
on the head and tail. The
quills
and wing
coverts
are
whitish
at the
edges.
It is white
beneath,
with a white
terminal
band on the tail. The
feathers
on the head of the
adults
show
Anserated
::
Anserated
(a.)
Having
the
extremities
terminate
in the heads of
eagles,
lions,
etc.; as, an
anserated
cross..
Eaglestone
::
Eaglestone
(n.) A
concretionary
nodule
of clay
ironstone,
of the size of a
walnut
or
larger,
so
called
by the
ancients,
who
believed
that the eagle
transported
these
stones
to her nest to
facilitate
the
laying
of her eggs;
aetites..
Vulturine
::
Vulturine
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
vulture;
resembling
a
vulture
in
qualities
or
looks;
as, the
vulturine
sea eagle
(Gypohierax
Angolensis);
vulturine
rapacity..
Fishhawk
::
Fishhawk
(n.) The
osprey
(Pandion
haliaetus),
found both in
Europe
and
America;
-- so
called
because
it
plunges
into the water and
seizes
fishes
in its
talons.
Called
also
fishing
eagle,
and bald
buzzard..
Aquila
::
Aquila
(n.) A genus of
eagles.
Gier-eagle
::
Gier-eagle
(n.) A bird
referred
to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18and Deut. xiv. 17) as
unclean,
probably
the
Egyptian
vulture
(Neophron
percnopterus)..
Aquiline
::
Aquiline
(a.)
Curving;
hooked;
prominent,
like the beak of an
eagle;
--
applied
particularly
to the nose.
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..
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..
Eaglet
::
Eaglet
(n.) A young
eagle,
or a
diminutive
eagle..
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..
Opinicus
::
Opinicus
(n.) An
imaginary
animal
borne as a
charge,
having
wings,
an
eagle's
head, and a short tail; --
sometimes
represented
without
wings..
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