Definition of Fish eagle

1. Noun. Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years.

Exact synonyms: Fish Hawk, Osprey, Pandion Haliaetus, Sea Eagle
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Genus Pandion, Pandion

Definition of Fish eagle

1. Noun. A bird of prey species, the fishing eagle ''Pandion haliaëtus''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fish Eagle

fish-trap
fish-worship
fish 'n' chips
fish and chips
fish ball
fish berry
fish bowl
fish bowl granuloma
fish bowls
fish cake
fish cakes
fish chowder
fish diseases
fish doctor
fish duck
fish eagle (current term)
fish eagles
fish elevation
fish eye disease
fish family
fish farm
fish farming
fish farms
fish filet
fish fillet
fish finger
fish fingers
fish flour
fish fly
fish food

Literary usage of Fish eagle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa by David Livingstone (1875)
"... and here, after the turtle-doves and cocks give out their warning calls to the watchful, the fish-eagle lifts up his remarkable voice. ..."

2. Africa from South to North Through Marotseland by Alfred St. Hill Gibbons (1904)
"... Gorge — Goose versus fish-eagle — TETE reached on 9th August — Portuguese courtesy — Major Robertson of "Robertson's Cape Boys " — Departure from TETE— ..."

3. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1889)
"... point they came upon a fish-eagle, which was just beginning to devour a large fish that he had caught. The eagle attempted to fly off with his prey, ..."

4. A Naturalist on Lake Victoria: With an Account of Sleeping Sickness and the by Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter (1920)
"Such large birds would, of course, require extensive fishing grounds, and I have twice seen disputes between a goliath heron and a fish eagle. ..."

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