NOUN | animal | sea eagle, osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus | large harmless hawk found worldwide / worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
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animal | sea eagle | any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish |
Meaning | large harmless hawk found worldwide / worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years. | |
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Synonyms | osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus | |
Member of | Pandion, genus Pandion | type genus of the Pandionidae |
Broader | hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail |
Spanish | águila pescadora, gavilán pescador, guincho, pandion haliaetus | |
Catalan | àguila peixatera, àguila pescadora, pandion haliaetus, Pandion haliaetus |
Meaning | Any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish. | |
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Member of | Haliaeetus, genus Haliaeetus | A genus of Accipitridae |
Narrower | Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus | Found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific |
ern, erne, grey sea eagle, gray sea eagle, European sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail | |
fishing eagle, Haliaeetus leucorhyphus | Of southeast Europe and central Asia | |
Broader | eagle, bird of Jove | Any of various large keen-sighted / keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight |
Spanish | águila marina | |
Catalan | àguila marina |
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