eagle

/ˈigəl/

/ˈigəl/

Other forms: eagles; eagled; eagling

An eagle is a large bird that preys on smaller animals. Eagles, like hawks, are birds of prey, or raptors.

Eagles are big, grand birds with powerful bodies and broad wings. Their impressive stature is reflected in the fact that they have often stood for power on the coats of arms, seals, and other emblems of various countries, including the United States, which names the bald eagle as its national bird. The Latin root of the word eagle is aquila, "black eagle" or "dark bird."

Definitions of eagle

1. noun

   any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
   synonyms: bird of Jove

   types:

   eaglet

   a young eagle

   Harpia harpyja, harpy, harpy eagle

   large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America

   Aquila chrysaetos, golden eagle

   large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck

   Aquila rapax, tawny eagle

   brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia

   American eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eagle

   a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body

   sea eagle

   any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish

   ringtail

   an immature golden eagle

   Haliaeetus pelagicus, Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eagle

   found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific

   European sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, ern, erne, gray sea eagle, grey sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle

   bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

   Haliaeetus leucorhyphus, fishing eagle

   of southeast Europe and central Asia

   type of:

   bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird

   any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
2. noun

   an emblem representing power
   “the Roman eagle”

   type of:

   allegory, emblem

   a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
3. noun

   (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
   type of:

   score

   a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
4. verb

   shoot two strokes under par
   “She eagled the hole”

   synonyms: double birdie

   type of:

   shoot

   throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
5. verb

   shoot in two strokes under par
   type of:

   hit, rack up, score, tally

   gain points in a game
6. noun

   a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
   type of:

   coin

   a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money