AMERICAN EAGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does American eagle mean? 

• AMERICAN EAGLE (noun)
  The noun AMERICAN EAGLE has 1 sense:

1. a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body

  Familiarity information: AMERICAN EAGLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMERICAN EAGLE (noun)

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Meaning:

A large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American eagle; bald eagle; Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Hypernyms ("American eagle" is a kind of...):

bird of Jove; eagle (any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight)

Holonyms ("American eagle" is a member of...):

genus Haliaeetus; Haliaeetus (a genus of Accipitridae)