sea eagle

/si ˌigəl/

Other forms: sea eagles

Definitions of sea eagle

1. noun

   large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
   synonyms: Pandion haliaetus, fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey

   type of:

   hawk

   diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
2. noun

   any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
   types:

   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 Jove, eagle

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