eagle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: eagle

1	n	any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
2	n v	(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole shoot two strokes under par
3	n	a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: eagle

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; eaglet
a young eagle; Harpia harpyja, harpy, harpy eagle
large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America; Aquila chrysaetos, golden eagle
large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck; Aquila rapax, tawny eagle
brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia; American eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eagle
a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body; sea eagle
any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish; ringtail
an immature golden eagle; Haliaeetus pelagicus, Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eagle
found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific; European sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, ern, erne, gray sea eagle, grey sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle
bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland; Haliaeetus leucorhyphus, fishing eagle
of southeast Europe and central Asia

Type of:: bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird
any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals

“the Roman eagle”

Type of:: score
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

“She eagled the hole”

Type of:: shoot
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

Launch

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