sea eagle

Questions about sea eagle

What does sea eagle mean?

sea eagle means "large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sea eagle?

Close synonyms include osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea eagle a common word?

sea eagle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.