"Haast's eagle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Haast's eagles [plural]
Etymology: Named after New Zealand explorer and geologist Julius von Haast, who described it scientifically in 1871. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Haast's eagle (plural Haast's eagles)
  1. An extinct giant eagle of New Zealand, †Hieraaetus moorei, which preyed on moas. Wikipedia link: Haast's eagle, Julius von Haast Categories (lifeform): Eagles Translations (extinct giant eagle, Hieraaetus moorei): Haastadler [masculine] (German), aquila di Haast [feminine] (Italian), орёл Ха́аста (orjól Xáasta) [masculine] (Russian)

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