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Haliaeetus

noun

a genus of Accipitridae

• Syn: ↑genus Haliaeetus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑bald eagle, ↑American eagle, ↑Haliaeetus leucocephalus, ↑sea eagle

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\\ˌhalēˈēəd.əs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek haliaetos, haliaietos, a bird (probably the osprey), from hali- + aetos, aietos eagle

: a genus of eagles including the bald eagle and many sea eagles

Useful english dictionary. 2012.