| 单词 | golden eagle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgolden eagle golden eagle n. a large eagle found widely in Eurasia, North America, and north-west Africa, Aquila chrysaetos, the mature adult of which is dark brown with golden-brown feathers on the back of the head and neck. [After post-classical Latin chrysaetos (1599 in Aldrovandi) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek χρυσάετος; compare post-classical Latin aquila aurea (1676 or earlier: see quot. 1676).] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > eagles > genus Aquila > aquila chrysaetos (golden eagle) royal eaglec1425 golden eagle1676 mountain eagle1802 war-bird1836 war-eagle1855 1676 F. Willughby & J. Ray Ornithologiæ ii. 27 Chrysaetos Aldrovandi, Ornithologiæ lib. 2. cap. 2. Aquila fulva seu aurea, the Golden Eagle. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 61 The Golden Eagle..is found in..parts of Ireland, where it breeds in the loftiest cliffs. 1836 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. II. 451/2 The falcon is a mountaineer, not exactly a cliff bird like the golden eagle. 1927 S. Gordon Days with Golden Eagle xiv. 93 The grey or hooded crow is a far more deadly enemy to red grouse than the golden eagle. 2015 Scots Mag. Apr. 38/2 I have been watching a pair of golden eagles displaying now for some weeks. < as lemmas |
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