imperial eagle
Americannoun
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Donana boasts lagoons, marshlands, scrub woodland, beaches and sand dunes and is home to fallow deer, badgers and endangered species including the Spanish imperial eagle and the Iberian lynx.
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
About 100 miles to the east as the Spanish imperial eagle flies lies Hondarribia, hometown of José María Olazábal, who won two Masters in the 1990s.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2023
After the virus hammered populations in the Iberian Peninsula, killing 60% to 70%, two predators that depend rabbits also declined: the Spanish imperial eagle by 45% and the Iberian lynx by 65%.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2020
Cian Dayrit merged an upholstered prayer bench with a decorative boudoir vanity, topped by a carved imperial eagle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2018
Then he embraced Petit, the commanding officer, and, snatching to his breast the imperial eagle, his standard in so many glorious battles, he pressed it to his lips, and entered the waiting carriage.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
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