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sea eagle

American  

noun

  1. any of several large eagles of the genus Haliaetus, that usually feed on fish.


sea eagle British  

noun

  1. any of various fish-eating eagles that live near the sea, esp Haliaetus albicilla ( European sea eagle or white-tailed eagle ) having a brown plumage and white tail

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sea eagle

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

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She said similar cases have been documented for other related species, including the case of a white-tailed sea eagle, which adopted a common buzzard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Roberts' partner Shane, the man inside the over-sized sea eagle mascot costume on Manly matchdays, travelled over to watch.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023

The peripatetic sea eagle wasn’t 2021’s only extralimital.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

The sea eagle numbers only a few thousand worldwide and is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2022

At two o’clock in the night she heard again, but now in her garden, the cry of the sea eagle.

From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de

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