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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

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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

The zoo plans to keep some of those old enclosures for historical purposes but also add new habitats to the area, including a raptor habitat highlighting the Steller’s sea eagle.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

The birth of wild white-tailed sea eagle has been captured on camera at a nature reserve in the Cairngorms.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2022

But the rogue Steller’s sea eagle isn’t just a lost bird: It is an avian vagrant, a term that describes birds that wing their way well beyond their species’s normal range of movement.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

The next Wednesday she heard the cry of the sea eagle once more in her garden.

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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