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golden eagle
noun
: a dark brown eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) of the northern hemisphere with gold-colored feathers on the back of the head and neck, a gray beak, and yellow legs and feet
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From 2018 to 2022, Higgins and Menzel observed a pair of golden eagles nesting nearby.
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Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
During the Jurassic period, sharp-toothed flying reptiles with the wingspan of a modern golden eagle soared through the skies, before being wiped out by the same meteor that decimated the dinosaurs.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
While the Americas are rife with all sorts of fearsome birds of prey—the golden eagle, Cooper's hawk and bald eagle, to name a few—there’s one raptor in particular that dominates the Neotropics.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Travis John Branson, 48, pleaded guilty in March to charges including conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and trafficking bald and golden eagles, in federal court in Montana.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
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Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
During the Jurassic period, sharp-toothed flying reptiles with the wingspan of a modern golden eagle soared through the skies, before being wiped out by the same meteor that decimated the dinosaurs.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
While the Americas are rife with all sorts of fearsome birds of prey—the golden eagle, Cooper's hawk and bald eagle, to name a few—there’s one raptor in particular that dominates the Neotropics.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Travis John Branson, 48, pleaded guilty in March to charges including conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and trafficking bald and golden eagles, in federal court in Montana.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Golden eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20eagle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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