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Definition of Bird of jove
1. Noun. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Prey, Raptor, Raptorial Bird
Group relationships: Accipitridae, Family Accipitridae
Specialized synonyms: Eaglet, Harpia Harpyja, Harpy, Harpy Eagle, Aquila Chrysaetos, Golden Eagle, Aquila Rapax, Tawny Eagle, American Eagle, Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus Leucocephalus, Sea Eagle
Derivative terms: Eaglet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bird Of Jove
Literary usage of Bird of jove
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"Is clutched in eagle-talons, when the bird Of Jove soars skyward with his prey;
or tender Iamb From bleating mother and the broken fold Is stolen by the ..."
2. The Classical Mythology of Milton's English Poems by Charles Grosvenor Osgood (1900)
"Among the later classics the eagle is the bird of Jove, as represented in PL ii.
185. The passage may be referred to &n. i. 393, where as an omen Venus ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"Indeed, it is hardly of the earth at all; it is "the bird of heaven," " the
Olympian eagle," and " the bold imperial bird of Jove. ..."
4. The Classical Mythology of Milton's English Poems by Charles Grosvenor Osgood (1900)
"Among the later classics the eagle is the bird of Jove, as represented in PL ii.
185. The passage may be referred to ^£>zi 393, where as an omen Venus ..."
5. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"Is clutched in eagle-talons, when the bird Of Jove soars skyward with his prey;
or tender Iamb From bleating mother and the broken fold Is stolen by the ..."
6. The Classical Mythology of Milton's English Poems by Charles Grosvenor Osgood (1900)
"Among the later classics the eagle is the bird of Jove, as represented in PL ii.
185. The passage may be referred to &n. i. 393, where as an omen Venus ..."
7. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"Indeed, it is hardly of the earth at all; it is "the bird of heaven," " the
Olympian eagle," and " the bold imperial bird of Jove. ..."
8. The Classical Mythology of Milton's English Poems by Charles Grosvenor Osgood (1900)
"Among the later classics the eagle is the bird of Jove, as represented in PL ii.
185. The passage may be referred to ^£>zi 393, where as an omen Venus ..."
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