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.
Nearby words
balconet, balconette, balcony, bald, bald cypress, bald eagle, bald-faced, bald-faced hornet, baldachin, baldad, balder
Compare American eagle.
Origin of bald eagle
An Americanism dating back to 1680–90
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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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