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bald eagle
noun
: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail
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Murphy, a 33-year-old male bald eagle, was found dead in his aviary after severe storms swept through the St. Louis Area.
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Garth Brooks cries at Trisha Yearwood's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
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—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Murphy, a rescue bald eagle who attempted to incubate a rock and later flourished as a foster dad, is dead at age 33.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Already three decades into his life, well past the normal life expectancy for a bald eagle, Murphy became an internet sensation at the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Garth Brooks cries at Trisha Yearwood's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
Help name the babies of celebrity bald eagles Jackie and Shadow
Are the odds in your favor with the Mega Millions upgrade?
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Murphy, a rescue bald eagle who attempted to incubate a rock and later flourished as a foster dad, is dead at age 33.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Already three decades into his life, well past the normal life expectancy for a bald eagle, Murphy became an internet sensation at the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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