bald eagle

noun

: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail

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Share [Findings] In Maine, a loon stabbed a bald eagle through the heart. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said. Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024 Every annoyed and overtired fish needs to de-stress by hunting for a bald eagle. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Boaters find over $1 million of cocaine — packaged with bald eagle designs — floating at sea off Florida Keys. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bald eagle 

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bald eagle was in 1688

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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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bald eagle

noun
: a North American eagle which is mostly brown when young but has white head, neck, and tail feathers when mature

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