"bald eagle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bald eagles [plural]
Etymology: Named after the white markings on its head and tail. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bald eagle (plural bald eagles)
  1. Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head. Wikipedia link: bald eagle Categories (place): United States Categories (lifeform): Eagles Synonyms: American eagle, bald erne, baldie Translations (species of eagle native to North America): tiĝlax̂ (Aleut), mikisiw ka wapictikwanetc (Atikamekw), pigarg americà [masculine] (Catalan), àguila marina de cap blanc (Catalan), vóaxáa'e (Cheyenne), 白頭海雕 (Chinese Mandarin), 白头海雕 (báitóu hǎidiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), pəqlqín (Columbia-Wenatchi), ᒥᒋᓯᐤ (micisiw) (Cree), Amerikaanse zeearend [masculine] (Dutch), witkopzeearend [masculine] (Dutch), valkopäämerikotka (Finnish), pygargue à tête blanche [masculine] (French), Weißkopfseeadler [masculine] (German), λευκοκέφαλος θαλασσαετός (lefkokéfalos thalassaetós) [masculine] (Greek), sp'óq'es (Halkomelem), गंजा बाज़ (gañjā bāz) [masculine] (Hindi), बाल्ड ईगल (bālḍ īgal) [masculine] (Hindi), nuvakwahu (Hopi), fehérfejű rétisas (Hungarian), iolar maol [masculine] (Irish), aquila di mare testabianca [feminine] (Italian), 白頭鷲 (hakutōwashi) (alt: ハクトウワシ) (Japanese), yawq'al (Klamath-Modoc), 대머리독수리 (daemeori-doksuri) (Korean), 흰머리수리 (huinmeorisuri) (Korean), spəlkʷáqs (Lillooet), atsáhąą (Navajo), atsáłgaiitsoh (Navajo), atsáłgaii ntsaaígíí (Navajo), migizi (Ojibwe), pqəl'qín' (Okanagan), bielik amerykański [masculine] (Polish), águia americana [feminine] (Portuguese), águia careca [feminine] (Portuguese), águia calva [feminine] (Portuguese), mgéshwash (Potawatomi), vultur cu cap alb [masculine] (Romanian), acvilă cu cap alb [feminine] (Romanian), acvilă americană [feminine] (Romanian), vultur pleșuv [masculine] (Romanian), белоголо́вый орла́н (belogolóvyj orlán) [masculine] (Russian), águila calva [feminine] (Spanish), pigargo cabeciblanco [masculine] (Spanish), pigargo americano [masculine] (Spanish), sp’áḵw’us (Squamish), vithövdad havsörn (Swedish), đại bàng đầu trắng (Vietnamese), isáłigai (Western Apache)

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          "lang": "Columbia-Wenatchi",
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
          "word": "atsáłgaii ntsaaígíí"
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          "code": "oj",
          "lang": "Ojibwe",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
          "word": "migizi"
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "word": "vultur cu cap alb"
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "word": "vultur pleșuv"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "belogolóvyj orlán",
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          "word": "белоголо́вый орла́н"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "word": "pigargo cabeciblanco"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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          "word": "pigargo americano"
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          "code": "squ",
          "lang": "Squamish",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
          "word": "sp’áḵw’us"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
          "word": "vithövdad havsörn"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
          "word": "đại bàng đầu trắng"
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      "roman": "gañjā bāz",
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      "word": "बाल्ड ईगल"
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "nuvakwahu"
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "fehérfejű rétisas"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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      "word": "白頭鷲"
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "yawq'al"
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "대머리독수리"
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      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "흰머리수리"
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      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "atsáhąą"
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "atsáłgaii ntsaaígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "migizi"
    },
    {
      "code": "oka",
      "lang": "Okanagan",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "pqəl'qín'"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bielik amerykański"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "águia americana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "águia careca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "águia calva"
    },
    {
      "code": "pot",
      "lang": "Potawatomi",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "mgéshwash"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vultur cu cap alb"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acvilă cu cap alb"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acvilă americană"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vultur pleșuv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "belogolóvyj orlán",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "белоголо́вый орла́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "águila calva"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pigargo cabeciblanco"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pigargo americano"
    },
    {
      "code": "squ",
      "lang": "Squamish",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "sp’áḵw’us"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "vithövdad havsörn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "species of eagle native to North America",
      "word": "đại bàng đầu trắng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bald eagle"
}

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