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.
2. Zool. The eagle ray. See under Ray.
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sea eagle
n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and
builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn: osprey,
fish hawk, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus]
2: any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish