bald eagle

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ˈbald ˈea•gle, n. [countable]

1. a large eagle of the U.S. and Canada having a white head.

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bald′ ea′gle, 

1. Birds a large, fish-eating eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of the U.S. and Canada, having dark golden-brown back and wings, and white plumage on the head and tail in the adult: some recently endangered populations are now recovering.

Cf. American eagle. 

• 1680–90, American.

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bald eagle noun

1. a large eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of North America, having a white head and tail, a yellow bill, and dark wings and body. It is the US national bird