单词 | bird of Jove |
释义 | bird of Jove (once / 144138 pages) n WORD FAMILY bird of Jove: birds of Jove USAGE EXAMPLESJupiter is sometimes called Jove, and as the eagle was sacred to him, it is often called the bird of Jove. White, Catherine Ann, The Student's Mythology—A Compendiu...(2011) But, with her offer little pleased— Nay, gathering wrath at being teased,— For such a purpose, never rove,— Replied th' impatient bird of Jove. Billinghurst, Percy J., A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine(2010) And so indeed it was eaten—the bird of Jove furnishing them with a dinner, as that of Juno had given them a breakfast! Reid, Mayne, The Cliff Climbers—A Sequel to "The...(2010) n any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight Syn|Hypo|Hyper eagle eaglet a young eagle Harpia harpyja, harpy, harpy eaglelarge black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America Aquila chrysaetos, golden eaglelarge eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck Aquila rapax, tawny eaglebrownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia American eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eaglea large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body sea eagleany of various large eagles that usually feed on fish ringtailan immature golden eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus, Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eaglefound on coasts of the northwestern Pacific European sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, ern, erne, gray sea eagle, grey sea eagle, white-tailed sea eaglebulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland Haliaeetus leucorhyphus, fishing eagleof southeast Europe and central Asia bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals |
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