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/əmˈɛrəkən ˈigəl/ Listen

American eagle

noun

A large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body. Synonyms: bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

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"American eagle" Quotes from Famous Books

... fellers for," Charley said, after a slight pause, and an exchange wink with Ben, "is to know how you stand in regard to this 'ere mining tax, which is crushing the life blood out of the vitals of us honest working men, and making us think of Bunker Hill and the American Eagle, ...

— The Gold Hunter's Adventures - Or, Life in Australia • William H. Thomes

... crest of the United States of America. Arms: Paleways of thirteen pieces, argent and gules, a chief, azure. The escutcheon on the breast of the American eagle, displayed proper, holding in his dexter talon an olive branch, and in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows,[62] all proper, and in his beak a scroll inscribed with this motto, E PLURIBUS UNUM (One out of many). Crest: Over the head of the eagle, which appears above ...

— The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 • J. F. Loubat

Words linked to "American eagle" : bird of Jove, Haliaeetus, eagle, genus Haliaeetus