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SHORT-TOED EAGLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does short-toed eagle mean?
• SHORT-TOED EAGLE (noun)
The noun SHORT-TOED EAGLE has 1 sense:
1. any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
Familiarity information: SHORT-TOED EAGLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
harrier eagle; short-toed eagle
Hypernyms ("short-toed eagle" is a kind of...):
hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
Holonyms ("short-toed eagle" is a member of...):
Circaetus; genus Circaetus (harrier eagles)
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