gray sea eagle

gray sea eagle
a grayish-brown sea eagle, Haliaetus albicilla, of the Old World and Greenland, having a white tail. Also called white-tailed sea eagle.

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  • European sea eagle — noun bulky greyish brown eagle with a short wedge shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland • Syn: ↑ern, ↑erne, ↑grey sea eagle, ↑gray sea eagle, ↑white tailed sea eagle, ↑Haliatus albicilla • Hypernyms: ↑sea …   Useful english dictionary

  • grey sea eagle — noun bulky greyish brown eagle with a short wedge shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland • Syn: ↑ern, ↑erne, ↑gray sea eagle, ↑European sea eagle, ↑white tailed sea eagle, ↑Haliatus albicilla • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • white-tailed sea eagle — noun bulky greyish brown eagle with a short wedge shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland • Syn: ↑ern, ↑erne, ↑grey sea eagle, ↑gray sea eagle, ↑European sea eagle, ↑Haliatus albicilla • Hypernyms: ↑sea eagle …   Useful english dictionary

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  • white-tailed sea eagle. — See gray sea eagle. * * * …   Universalium

  • white-tailed sea eagle. — See gray sea eagle …   Useful english dictionary

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