sea eagle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sea eagle
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Following the re-introduction of the sea eagle, the only other UK apex predator, Scottish farmers reported having to abandon their hill farms after the birds decimated their lamb populations.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
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 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
When storms on the rocky cliffs beat, then the terns, icy-feathered, Made answer; full oft the sea eagle forebodingly screamed, The eagle with pinions wave-wet....
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph
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