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bald eagle

noun

a large, fish-eating eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of the U.S. and Canada, having dark golden-brown back and wings, and white plumage on the head and tail in the adult: some recently endangered populations are now recovering.

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Compare American eagle.

Origin of bald eagle

An Americanism dating back to 1680–90

Words nearby bald eagle

balcony, bald, baldachin, Baldad, bald cypress, bald eagle, Balder, balderdash, bald-faced, bald-faced hornet, baldhead
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British Dictionary definitions for bald eagle

bald eagle

noun

a large eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of North America, having a white head and tail, a yellow bill, and dark wings and body. It is the US national bird
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