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Definition of Fish eagle
1. Noun. Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years.
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Genus Pandion, Pandion
Definition of Fish eagle
1. Noun. A bird of prey species, the fishing eagle ''Pandion haliaëtus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fish Eagle
Literary usage of Fish eagle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa by David Livingstone (1875)
"... and here, after the turtle-doves and cocks give out their warning calls to
the watchful, the fish-eagle lifts up his remarkable voice. ..."
2. Africa from South to North Through Marotseland by Alfred St. Hill Gibbons (1904)
"... Gorge — Goose versus fish-eagle — TETE reached on 9th August — Portuguese
courtesy — Major Robertson of "Robertson's Cape Boys " — Departure from TETE— ..."
3. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1889)
"... point they came upon a fish-eagle, which was just beginning to devour a large
fish that he had caught. The eagle attempted to fly off with his prey, ..."
4. A Naturalist on Lake Victoria: With an Account of Sleeping Sickness and the by Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter (1920)
"Such large birds would, of course, require extensive fishing grounds, and I have
twice seen disputes between a goliath heron and a fish eagle. ..."
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