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sea eagle

DEFINITIONS OF: sea eagle

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n large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

Synonyms:
Pandion haliaetus, fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey
Type of:
hawk
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

n any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish

Types:
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 Jove, eagle
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
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