golden eagle

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golden eagle

  • /ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈiː.ɡəl/

Where it comes from

From golden + eagle. Likely a calque of Ancient Greek χρῡσᾱ́ετος m (khrūsā́etos, “golden eagle”, a compound of Ancient Greek χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ετός (āetós, “eagle”)).

noun golden eagles

  1. A large bird of prey, Aquila chrysaetos, that hunts while soaring.

    Similar: berkut

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noun large bird of prey

Españoláguila real, águila caudal, águila caudalosa
한국어검독수리 geomdoksuri
日本語イヌワシ inuwashi, 犬鷲 inuwashi
中文金雕 jīndiāo, 狗鷲 /狗鹫 gǒujiù
Kiswahilitai-mfalme, tai wa dhahabu
Portuguêságuia-real, águia-dourada
Françaisaigle royal
DeutschSteinadler
Italianoaquila reale
Ελληνικάχρυσαετός chrysaetós
Românăiepurar, acvilă de munte
Русскийбе́ркут bérkut
العربيةعُقَاب ذَهَبِيّ ʕuqāb ḏahabiyy
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@misc{golden_eagle_2026,
  title = {golden eagle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/golden%20eagle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}