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BIRD OF JOVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

Synonyms:

bird of Jove; eagle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bird of Jove" is a kind of...):

bird of prey; raptor; raptorial bird (any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bird of Jove"):

eaglet (a young eagle)

Harpia harpyja; harpy; harpy eagle (large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America)

Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle (large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck)

Aquila rapax; tawny eagle (brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia)

American eagle; bald eagle; Haliaeetus leucocephalus (a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body)

sea eagle (any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish)

Holonyms ("bird of Jove" is a member of...):

Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)

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