noun
large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
• Syn: ↑Aquila chrysaetos
• Hypernyms: ↑eagle, ↑bird of Jove
• Hyponyms: ↑ringtail
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aquila, ↑genus Aquila
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noun, pl ⋯ eagles [count]
: a very large bird that lives in the northern parts of the world and that is dark brown with yellow feathers on the back of its head and neck
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a large ↑bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the ↑eagle family, with brownish feathers, that lives in northern parts of the world
Useful english dictionary. 2012.