noun
any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
• Syn: ↑short-toed eagle
• Hypernyms: ↑hawk
• Member Holonyms: ↑Circaetus, ↑genus Circaetus
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noun : any of numerous rather large Old World hawks constituting a genus (Circaetus) and intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles — called also short-toed eagle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.