eaglehawk
nounEtymology From eagle + hawk.
1
Australia Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
- As they turn a wedge-tail and black body shows. They are eaglehawks.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 128:
- We needed to hear the birds chirping, the eaglehawk crying out something from the thermals high above, but the eery silence lingered on.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 412:
- Synonyms
- wedge-tailed eagle, wedgetail
- Derived terms
- Eaglehawk Neck