bald eagle
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- noun
- /bɔld ˈiɡəl/
- US
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águila calva
- Directly across the path is "Eagle Canyon," a natural habitat for rehabilitated bald eagles.
It's the only bald eagle in California.
- It's the only bald eagle in California.
- And as I looked over and this is not made-up, a bald eagle flew overhead.
- So having debt is about as American as cherry pie and bald eagles.
- And yes, the flight to fly is to be free, like a majestic bald eagle.
- Would you rather get would you rather get attacked by an ape or a bald eagle?
- Yeah, yeah, I saw a bald eagle a couple years ago.
Examples
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In an open stretch, a bald eagle winged up the shore.
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Getting binoculars on them revealed them to be adult bald eagles with white heads gleaming in the sun.
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It's the only bald eagle in California.
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Yeah, yeah, I saw a bald eagle a couple years ago.
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It's an American bald eagle!
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Above the bed, a mounted bald eagle spread its wings.
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And she took part in reintroducing a bald eagle to the wild.
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While Will drove, Sarah craned her neck for a glimpse of the bald eagles.
Fiction book (1999) -
Smiling at the sky, at the bald eagle circling overhead, she tilted her head back for a moment.
Fiction book (1999) -
While hiking in the national park, we were thrilled to see a majestic bald eagle soaring overhead.
Synonyms
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A large North American bird with a white head and dark body that often eats fish
A large North American eagle with a white head and tail and a dark body
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'bald' describes a visible characteristic of the eagle; a B1 learner who knows 'bald' and 'eagle' can infer it refers to a particular kind of eagle with a notable head appearance (in practice a white-headed eagle). Although 'bald' in this name historically signals a white-headed trait rather than literal hairlessness, the descriptive composition makes the meaning predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The name bald eagle comes from an older use of the word bald, which used to mean 'white-headed' rather than 'hairless'. Because the bird has a bright white head and tail, people named the eagle for that look, so the name points to its appearance.