bateleur eagle

/ (ˈbætəlɜː) /

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noun

an African crested bird of prey, Terathopius ecaudatus, with a short tail and long wings: subfamily Circaetinae, family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)

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Word Origin for bateleur eagle

C19: from French bateleur juggler

Words nearby bateleur eagle

bate, bat-eared, bateau, bateau neck, bateleur, bateleur eagle, batement light, Bates, Batesian mimicry, Bateson, BATF

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How to use bateleur eagle in a sentence

Also in Germany, he made The Mountain Eagle, which was set, Hitchcock recalled, “in Old Kentucky, wherever that might be.”
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During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.
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The exercise, called Anatolian Eagle, was conducted well out of sight of the wars raging in Syria and Iraq.
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These Tumblrs have both gone viral, but New York subway cars are still full of men sitting spread eagle across three seats.
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As for the other two famous images, the blood eagle and the berserker—those are the result of mistranslations.
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We always think of “eagle” when we think of “swoop,” but we do not often think of “swoop” when we think of “eagle.”
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He was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A golden eagle, the armorial ensign of the Ripperda family, crested the centre arch.
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Thus once again was Siyes' saying proved correct: "He is a blackbird who thinks himself an eagle."
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
When I came to serve the dessert Sally was watching me with her eagle eye and her mouth watering.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose