Eagles are one of the largest and strongest birds in the world.
Eagles often build their nests at the top of tall trees or on mountains where their babies are safe from other animals.
Eagles use their powerful eyes to find food.
Eagles use their strong wings to fly fast and high in the sky.
Even from high up, eagles can see things very far below them.
Penguins swim with their flippers, and eagles fly with their wings.
And he, too, in that moment saw far up above him the beating of an eagle's wings.
As much as wolves the shepherds feared the eagles.
Behind them the old eagle watched with outstretched wings, the great free bird which we stamp on American silver, backed with "In God We Trust."
Emus, eagles, parrots, white swans and overgrown pelicans of many varieties, enrich the ornithological kingdom, while among insects and reptiles are found some less desirable specimens, such as tarantulas.
The ravens were gathering fast now, knowing that what fell from above must needs be their prey, and two great eagles were wheeling high overhead, waiting.
eagle| American Dictionary
eagle
noun[C]
us/ˈi·ɡəl/
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To be sure, for those who were illiterate, there were the partisan symbols (roosters, eagles, arms and hammers, etc.) printed on the tickets.
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Some of them look somewhat like eagles, others like geese, but there is no obvious biblical symbolism or mythical significance to support the identification.
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Several warriors, including aneagleand a jaguar, surrounded him.
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The second wing of theeagle: the human dimension in learning our way to more sustainable futures.
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As the editors observe, nothing escapes hiseagleeye.
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The eagles are identical not only when they are depicted as tribute, but also when they are part of a glyph.
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But contributors will make mistakes andeagle-eyed readers will spot those slips, or object to errors as they perceive them.
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The consequences of crownedeaglecentralplace foraging on predation risk in monkeys.
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The artist in that case might have had a raven andeaglein mind.
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For example, upon learning that robins are susceptible to a particular disease, it seems plausible that eagles might also be susceptible.
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She waseagle-eyed and never missed a trick.
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Man is no more important or essential than an elephant or an ant, a sparrow or aneagle.
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However, this tells us little as to how individual bald eagles or doves should be treated.
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They cried out, shrilling cries, pulsing sharper than birds of prey - eagles, vultures with hooked claws - when farmers plunder their nest of young too young to fly.
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bronze eagle
A granite sphere and bronze eagle with outstretched wings stand atop the shaft.
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double eagle
The 1837 standard resulted in a gold content of only 0.9675 troy ounces of gold perdoubleeagleand 0.48375 troy ounces for the eagle.
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double-headed eagle
In heraldry and vexillology, thedouble-headedeagleis a common symbol, though no such animal is known to have ever existed.
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