Thesaurus: sea eagle

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1. Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliaeetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaetus ichthyaetus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.
2. The eagle ray. See under Ray.
3. n. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
4. n. any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
5. 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliæetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white- tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaëtus ichthyaëtus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles. 2. (Zoöl.) The eagle ray. See under Ray.
6. Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genusHaliæetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. (H.pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; theEuropean white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaëtus ichthyaëtus). The baldeagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.