bald eagle
noun
a large, fish-eating eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of the U.S. and Canada, having dark golden-brown back and wings, and white plumage on the head and tail in the adult: some recently endangered populations are now recovering.
Compare
American eagle.
Origin of bald eagle
An Americanism dating back to 1680–90
Words nearby bald eagle
balconet,
balconette,
balcony,
bald,
bald cypress,
bald eagle,
bald-faced,
bald-faced hornet,
baldachin,
baldad,
balder
British Dictionary definitions for bald eagle
bald eagle
noun
a large eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, of North America, having a white head and tail, a yellow bill, and dark wings and body. It is the US national bird