bald eagle: Meaning and Definition of

bald' ea'gle

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a large, fish-eating eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of the U.S. and Canada, having dark golden-brown back and wings, and white plumage on the head and tail in the adult: some recently endangered populations are now recovering.
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