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Definition of Pandion haliaetus
1. Noun. Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years.
Exact synonyms: Fish Eagle, Fish Hawk, Osprey, Sea Eagle
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Genus Pandion, Pandion
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Genus Pandion, Pandion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pandion Haliaetus
Literary usage of Pandion haliaetus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of America by John James Audubon (1840)
"pandion haliaetus, Savig. PLATE XV.—MALE. The habits of this famed bird differ
so materially from those of almost all others of its genus, that an accurate ..."
2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"pandion haliaetus. Fako haliaetus, Linn. Syst. Nat. ip 129 (1766). pandion haliaetus,
Macg. Brit. B. iii. p. 239(1840); Newton, ed. Yarr. Brit. ..."
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