'Haliaeetus pelagicus' definitions:
Definition of 'Haliaeetus pelagicus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn: Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus]
Definition of 'Haliaeetus pelagicus'
From: GCIDE
- Sea eagle \Sea" ea"gle\
- 1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliaeetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaetus ichthyaetus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The eagle ray. See under Ray. [1913 Webster]