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

Today’s top news features the good, the bad and the ugly — from Big Bear’s beloved bald eagles to a slow housing market and pain at the pump. —Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026

Last week, the City of Blue Springs announced the bald eagle eggs had hatched and two eaglets were spotted in the nest. —Robert A. Cronkleton march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

Is the bald eagle Michigan's state bird? —Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026

The spill hit 1,300 miles of coastline, leading to the deaths of about 900 bald eagles, 300 seals, 1,000 harlequin ducks, 2,800 sea otters and 250,000 seabirds, according to the conservation group Oceana. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 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