Akademik

bird of Jove

noun

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

• Syn: ↑eagle

• Derivationally related forms: ↑eaglet (for: ↑eagle)

• Hypernyms: ↑bird of prey, ↑raptor, ↑raptorial bird

• Hyponyms:

↑eaglet, ↑harpy, ↑harpy eagle, ↑Harpia harpyja, ↑golden eagle, ↑Aquila chrysaetos, ↑tawny eagle, ↑Aquila rapax, ↑bald eagle, ↑American eagle, ↑Haliaeetus leucocephalus, ↑sea eagle

• Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae

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Usage: usually capitalized J

Etymology: after Jove (Jupiter), ancient Roman divinity — more at jove

: eagle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.