Definition of Pandion haliaetus

1. Noun. Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years.

Exact synonyms: Fish Eagle, Fish Hawk, Osprey, Sea Eagle
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Genus Pandion, Pandion

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pandion Haliaetus

Panchen Lama
Panchen Lamas
Pancho Villa
Pancoast's suture
Pancoast syndrome
Pancyprian
Pandanaceae
Pandanales
Pandanus
Pandanus tectorius
Pandarus
Pandavas
Pandean
Pandeth
Pandion
Pandion haliaetus (current term)
Pandionidae
Pandora
Pandora's box
Pandora's boxes
Pandoran
Pandu
Pandy
Pandy's reaction
Pandæmonium
PanenDeism
PanenTheism
PanenTheist
PanenTheists
Paneth

Literary usage of Pandion haliaetus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Birds of America by John James Audubon (1840)
"Pandion haliaetus, Savig. PLATE XV.—MALE. The habits of this famed bird differ so materially from those of almost all others of its genus, that an accurate ..."

2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Pandion haliaetus. Fako haliaetus, Linn. Syst. Nat. ip 129 (1766). Pandion haliaetus, Macg. Brit. B. iii. p. 239(1840); Newton, ed. Yarr. Brit. ..."

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