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Golden eagle

//ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈiː.ɡəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large bird of prey, Aquila chrysaetos, that hunts while soaring.
  2. 2
    large eagle of mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck wordnet

Etymology

From golden + eagle. Likely a calque of Ancient Greek χρῡσᾱ́ετος m (khrūsā́etos, “golden eagle”, a compound of Ancient Greek χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ετός (āetós, “eagle”)).

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