sea eagle

2 definitions found

sea eagle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea eagle \Sea" ea"gle\
     1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles
        of the genus Haliaeetus and allied genera, as the North
        Pacific sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), which has
        white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European
        white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla); and the
        Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle
        (Polioaetus ichthyaetus). The bald eagle and the osprey
        are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) The eagle ray. See under Ray.
        [1913 Webster]

sea eagle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sea eagle
      n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and
           builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn:
           osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, sea eagle, Pandion haliaetus
           ]
      2: any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish