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bald eagle
bald eaglen. A North American eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) characterized by a brownish-black body and a white head and tail in the adult. Also called American eagle.bald eagle n (Animals) a large eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of North America, having a white head and tail, a yellow bill, and dark wings and body. It is the US national bird bald′ ea′gle
n. a large fish-eating eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of the U.S. and Canada, having dark golden brown back and wings and white plumage on the head and tail in the adult. [1680–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bald eagle - a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and bodyAmerican eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalusbird of Jove, eagle - any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flightgenus Haliaeetus, Haliaeetus - a genus of Accipitridae |
Translationsbald eagle
bald eaglenational bird of the U.S.; native only to North America. [Am. Culture: EB, I: 753]See: America
bald eagleU.S. national bird whose white head looks bald. [Am. Hist.: EB, I: 753]See: Baldness
bald eagleonce on verge of extinction, this bird is now protected; still an endangered species. [Ecology: Hammond, 290]See: Extinctionbald eagle
Related to bald eagle: golden eagleSynonyms for bald eaglenoun a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and bodySynonyms- American eagle
- Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Related Words- bird of Jove
- eagle
- genus Haliaeetus
- Haliaeetus
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