bald eagle

noun

: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail

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Examples of bald eagle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Big Bear's celebrity bald eagles have locals wondering whether romance is brewing, a rare hammerhead shark is turning heads off the Southern California coast, and the Tina Peters controversy in Shasta County has taken another unexpected turn. — James Ward, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Pete Bloom, a raptor biologist who helped band the newcomer, says there’s a very good chance the bald eagles will make a go at starting a family in a few months. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The young bald eagle spotted hanging out with Shadow in recent weeks has a new name. — Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

When the law passed on a sweeping bipartisan vote, species such as American alligators, gray wolves, and even the United States’ national symbol, the bald eagle, were on the brink of extinction. — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bald eagle

• beagle
• legal
• regal
• riegel
• spiegel
• extralegal
• paralegal
• illegal
• viceregal
• medicolegal

Kids Definition

bald eagle

noun

: a North American eagle which is mostly brown when young but has white head, neck, and tail feathers when mature