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

The eggs of a beloved California bald eagle couple were broken by ravens, a nonprofit that monitors the birds announced. —Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026

Even a fragment of lead as small as a grain of rice can be lethal to a mature bald eagle. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026

See the full ad spot The minute-long ad follows the friendship between a Clydesdale and a bald eagle as the two animals grow from youth to adulthood. —Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026

One of the largest remaining pieces of undeveloped private property in Santa Clara County, the ranch is home to mountain lions, bald eagles and steelhead trout. —Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 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