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fish eagle

British  

noun

  1. another name for the osprey

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A soapstone sculpture of a fish eagle is Zimbabwe's main national emblem.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2018

At midnight, the green, gold and black flag of Zimbabwe, with the African fish eagle, replaced the Union Flag.

From Forbes • Apr. 2, 2015

Photo a shows a picture of the African fish eagle in flight, and photo b shows the bald eagle perched on a post.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Fortunately, the ban applied only to the fish eagle, who carried Mwari’s messages.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

He who sat over the dead man was tall and thin, and his hands were like the talons of the great fish eagle, so thin and bony were they.

From The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 by Becke, Louis