Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila} and {Hali[ae]etus}. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila chrysa["e]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({Aquila mogilnik} or {Aquila imperialis}); the American bald eagle ({Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus}); the European sea eagle ({Hali[ae]etus albicilla}); and the great harpy eagle ({Thrasaetus harpyia}). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald eagle}, {Harpy}, and {Golden eagle}.
2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.
3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See {Aquila}.
4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people.
Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson.
Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle.
{Bald eagle}. See {Bald eagle}.
{Bold eagle}. See under {Bold}.
{Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars.
{Eagle hawk} (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus {Morphnus}.
{Eagle owl} (Zo["o]l.), any large owl of the genus {Bubo}, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B. maximus}). See {Horned owl}.
{Eagle ray} (Zo["o]l.), any large species of ray of the genus {Myliobatis} (esp. {M. aquila}).
{Eagle vulture} (Zo["o]l.), a large West African bid ({Gypohierax Angolensis}), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures.
Some date back decades, including the wishbone from the eagle, which was handed down from a friend's grandfather.
One eagle soaring, and my heart soared with him.
When Fowler coaxed an eagle to fly to him by holding up scraps of food, the prince asked, "Is that off the luncheon menu?" The eagle landed on the back of Fowler's hand with a message in its claw.
When Fowler coaxed an eagle to fly to him by holding up scraps of food, the prince asked, "Is that off the luncheon menu?" The eagle landed on the back of Fowler's hand with a message in its claw.
The postage stamp honoring the Senate will display the gilt shield and eagle suspended over the presiding officer's chair in the Capitol's Old Senate Chamber, in use from 1810 to 1859.
The bird, believed to be the first American bald eagle sighted in the British Isles, was flown to the United States amid much fanfare in December.
"Jbaa is like an eagle's nest.
The emblem _ a crowned white eagle on a red background _ will replace the uncrowned white eagle that decorated government offices and official documents during the 45 years of Communist rule after World War II.
The emblem _ a crowned white eagle on a red background _ will replace the uncrowned white eagle that decorated government offices and official documents during the 45 years of Communist rule after World War II.
The view from his Wilshire district office takes in the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles. He spoke with a visitor at a big desk topped with family photos and a statue of an American bald eagle.
Four veterinarians performed surgery on the eagle at the animal clinic.
In West Germany, which watches political trends in the U.S. with an eagle eye, officials seem confused about how serious the Iran affair is and what sort of consequences may follow.
For millions of French television viewers, the nightly news begins when Kermitterrand the Frog discusses the day's events over aperitifs with a long-haired pig in pearls and an anxious eagle called Black Jack.
The new 200,000 zloty note will have a panorama of Warsaw on one side and an eagle, the national emblem, on the other, the bank communique said.
The Iraqis fought Iran for eight years and most of their pilots, known as "eagle warriors," have combat experience.
We followed one eagle with the radios until she broke out of some secret distances into a nearer sky.
This time, however, a tawny eagle took off on an unscheduled flight over the grandstand.
In fact, the expressway route across the lake was selected specifically to bypass two other eagle nests.
As one advocate put it, Congress believes that Americans want new coins that aren't so "fixed in the past." Congress would have us remove the "old baldie," the American eagle.
The third song, "The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young," compares God to a mother eagle.
Lawrence Gilpin, a tribal elder, fanned the fragrant smoke over the hide and pipe with an eagle feather, and prayed to them in the Omaha language.
"The improvements in eagle numbers may be only temporary because eagle habitat is still being destroyed at an unprecedented rate," said M. Rupert Cutler, president of Defenders of Wildlife.
"The improvements in eagle numbers may be only temporary because eagle habitat is still being destroyed at an unprecedented rate," said M. Rupert Cutler, president of Defenders of Wildlife.
The boisterous crowd, some waving Albania's red flag with a ouble-headed eagle, roared approval when opposition leaders demanded the release of political prisoners.
Reininger said the male eagle hasn't been lonely since the death of his mate and the departure of his chick.
He placed a band on each leg to enable environmentalists to study the eagle's movements.
We saw one eagle so coated in oil that it couldn't fly." One state scientist said wind-whipped oil "mousse" was pounded into a beach by wave action and buried a yard below the surface. Another reported seeing otters surrounded by floating oil.
Some Indian rituals forbid use of a dead eagle; others designate how the eagle should be killed, he said.
Some Indian rituals forbid use of a dead eagle; others designate how the eagle should be killed, he said.
The museum discovered Tuesday that a gilded eagle atop a Napoleonic flag was also stolen.