'Aquila audax' definitions:
Definition of 'Aquila audax'
From: GCIDE
- Wedge-tailed \Wedge"-tailed"\, a. (Zool.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood. [1913 Webster]
- Wedge-tailed eagle, an Australian eagle (Aquila audax) which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on lambs; -- called also mountain eagle, bold eagle, and eagle hawk.
- Wedge-tailed gull, an arctic gull (Rhodostethia rosea) in which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also Ross's gull. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Aquila audax'
From: GCIDE
- Bold eagle \Bold eagle\, (Zool.) an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo.
- To make bold, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted; high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous; forward; impudent. [1913 Webster]