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FISH EAGLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fish eagle mean?

• FISH EAGLE (noun)
The noun FISH EAGLE has 1 sense:

1. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

Familiarity information: FISH EAGLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FISH EAGLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

fish eagle; fish hawk; osprey; Pandion haliaetus; sea eagle

Hypernyms ("fish eagle" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("fish eagle" is a member of...):

genus Pandion; Pandion (type genus of the Pandionidae)

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