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Eagle
Eagle
n.
Any
large
,
rapacious
bird
of
the
Falcon
family
,
esp
. of
the
genera
Aquila
and
Haliaeetus
.
The
eagle
is
remarkable
for
strength
,
size
,
graceful
figure
,
keenness
of
vision
,
and
extraordinary
flight
.
The
most
noted
species
are
the
golden
eagle
(
Aquila
chrysaetus
);
the
imperial
eagle
of
Europe
(A.
mogilnik
/
imperialis
);
the
American
bald
eagle
(
Haliaeetus
leucocephalus
);
the
European
sea
eagle
(H.
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
.
Eagle
n.
A
gold
coin
of
the
United
States
, of
the
value
of
ten
dollars
.
Eagle
n.
A
northern
constellation
,
containing
Altair
, a
star
of
the
first
magnitude
.
See
Aquila
.
Eagle
n.
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
.
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