sea eagle

See also: sea-eagle

English

the sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

Alternative forms

• sea-eagle

Noun

sea eagle (plural sea eagles)

1. An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
   • 2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 42:

     "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.

3. A genus of eagles (genus Haliaeetus).

Synonyms

• (an eagle with a distinctive white tail - Haliaeetus albicilla): erne, white-tailed eagle

Derived terms

• red-backed sea-eagle (Haliastur indus)
• Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
• Sanford's sea eagle (Icthyophaga sanfordi)
• white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster, syn. Haliaeetus leucogaster)
• white-breasted sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster, syn. Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Translations

Haliaeetus albicilla — see white-tailed eagle

genus Haliaeetus

• Finnish: merikotkat (fi)
• French: pygargue (fr) m
• German: Seeadler (de)
• Hebrew: עֵיטָם (he) m (eytám)
• Japanese: 海鷲 (ウミワシ, umiwashi)
• Latin: ossifragus m
• Malay: helang laut
• Polish: bielik (pl) m
• Volapük: (♂♀) melakvil, (♂) melahikvil, (♀) melajikvil, (♂♀) melakvilül, (♂) melahikvilül, (♀) melajikvilül