erne

also ern E0005500 (ûrn)n. A sea eagle, especially Haliaeetus albicilla of Europe.

[Middle English ern, eagle, from Old English earn; see or- in Indo-European roots.]

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n (Animals) another name for the (European) sea eagle[Old English earn; related to Old Norse örn eagle, Old High German aro eagle, Greek ornis bird]

Erne

(ɜːn) n (Placename) a river in N central Republic of Ireland, rising in County Cavan and flowing north across the border, through Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne and then west to Donegal Bay. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)

sea′ ea`gle

n. any of several large eagles of the genus Haliaeetus, that usu. feed on fish. [1660–70]

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erne - bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenlandern, European sea eagle, gray sea eagle, grey sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, white-tailed sea eaglesea eagle - any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish

Erne

(ûrn), river, 72 mi (116 km) long, rising in Lough Gowna, Co. Longford, N Republic of Ireland. It flows NW through SW Northern Ireland, then back through the Republic before entering the Atlantic Ocean at Donegal Bay. Grazing predominates in the Erne basin; EnniskillenEnniskillen
, town (1991 pop. 10,429), Fermanagh dist., SW Northern Ireland, on Cethlin's Island in the Erne River between Upper and Lower Loughs Erne. Farm produce is traded, and hosiery is manufactured. In 1689 the forces of William III defeated those of James II at Enniskillen.
..... Click the link for more information. is the chief town. In Northern Ireland the river expands to form two large lakes—Upper Lough Erne (10 mi/16.1 km long) and Lower Lough Erne (18 mi/29 km long). An international flood-control scheme (completed 1959) controls the water level in the lakes. Hydroelectricity is produced along the 150-ft (46-m) drop in the river's course between Belleek and Ballyshannon; the lakes are a natural reservoir.

Erne

(Lough Erne), a lake in Northern Ireland. Area, 123 sq km; depth, up to 69 m (the deepest lake in Ireland); water level, 46 m. The banks are high and forested. The Erne River flows through the lake, falling into Donegal Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake is navigable.

Erne

a river in N central Republic of Ireland, rising in County Cavan and flowing north across the border, through Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne and then west to Donegal Bay. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)

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ERNE➣Energetic and Relativistic Nuclei and Electron Experiment

ERNE➣EDRN (Early Detection Research Network) Resource Network Exchange (US NCI)

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noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail

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