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BALD EAGLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bald eagle mean?
• BALD EAGLE (noun)
The noun BALD EAGLE has 1 sense:
1. a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body
Familiarity information: BALD EAGLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("bald 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 ("bald eagle" is a member of...):
genus Haliaeetus; Haliaeetus (a genus of Accipitridae)
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