bald eagle

noun

: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail

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Examples of bald eagle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of their social media posts received thousands of shares and hundreds of comments from the bald eagle’s fans. —Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025

The incident, which had unfolded in real-time, left many fans of the 22-year-old bald eagle nest stunned. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025

Jackie and Shadow, the Big Bear bald eagle couple whose parenting journey has been livestreamed to the world, appear to be missing one of the three eaglets that hatched this season. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025

Visiting the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge is perfect for bird enthusiasts, with more than 250 species documented, including majestic trumpeter swans and bald eagles—a relatively common sight in Minnesota. —AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bald eagle

• beagle
• legal
• regal
• riegel
• spiegel
• extralegal
• paralegal
• illegal
• viceregal
• medicolegal

Kids Definition

bald eagle

noun

: a North American eagle which is mostly brown when young but has white head, neck, and tail feathers when mature