Definitions of bird of Jove
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any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
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synonyms:
eagle
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eaglet
a young eagle
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Harpia harpyja, harpy, harpy eagle
large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
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Aquila chrysaetos, golden eagle
large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
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Aquila rapax, tawny eagle
brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia
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American eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eagle
a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body
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sea eagle
any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
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ringtail
an immature golden eagle
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Haliaeetus pelagicus, Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eagle
found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific
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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
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Haliaeetus leucorhyphus, fishing eagle
of southeast Europe and central Asia
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bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird
any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
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