sea eagle

noun

: any of various fish-eating eagles (especially genus Haliaeetus)

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Muppet joins the canon of famous Pittsburgh wild birds like Kodiak the runaway Steller's sea eagle and the bald eagles that nest at the U.S. Steel facility in West Mifflin. Ryan Deto, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025 The dawn of a new day makes for a stunning backdrop for these young adult Steller’s sea eagles. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The Steller’s sea eagle breeds on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and each winter drifting ice of the Sea of Okhotsk drives thousands of them south to Japan’s Hokkaido and the Nemuro Strait. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The out-of-place sea eagle spent some time in Nova Scotia before detouring to Massachusetts and Maine. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea eagle

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea eagle was in 1668

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“Sea eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20eagle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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