sea eagle
noun1
An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
- His face is wild and keen like a sea-eagle’s, and from his bristling brows the eyes dart glances sharp as a glancing spear.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 6:
- "Up on Rannoch Moor, we often see Sea Eagles," she says, although in the rain, there is no sign of them today. "If we hit a deer, that's their lunch.2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 42:
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A genus of eagles (genus Haliaeetus).
- Synonyms
- erne, white-tailed eagle
- Derived terms
- red-backed sea-eagle, Steller's sea eagle, Sanford's sea eagle, white-bellied sea eagle, white-breasted sea eagle