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PRONUNCIATION OF WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE

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Wedge-Tailed eagle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Wedge-tailed eagle

The Wedge-tailed Eagle, sometimes known as the Eaglehawk, is the largest bird of prey in Australia, and is also found in southern New Guinea. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs and an unmistakable diamond-shaped tail. Because of both its tail and its size—it is one of the largest birds of prey in the world—it can be identified at a glance as a "Wedgie" even by the non-expert. The Wedge-tailed Eagle is one of twelve species of large predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus Aquila found worldwide. A large brown bird of prey, it has a wingspan of up to 2.27 m and a length up to 1.06 m.

Definition of wedge-tailed eagle in the English dictionary

The definition of wedge-tailed eagle in the dictionary is a large brown Australian eagle, Aquila audax, having a wedge-shaped tail and a wingspan of 3 m Also called: eaglehawk.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE

American eagle
bald eagle
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beagle
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golden eagle
half eagle
harpy eagle
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porbeagle
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spread eagle
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white-tailed eagle

Synonyms and antonyms of wedge-tailed eagle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wedge-tailed eagle» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of wedge-tailed eagle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wedge-tailed eagle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wedge-tailed eagle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

楔尾鹰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

águila de cola de cuña
570 millions of speakers

English

wedge-tailed eagle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कील पूंछ ईगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذيل إسفين النسر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клин - белохвост
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atada de cunha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়েজ-পুচ্ছ ঈগল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Virginie coin aigle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helang ekor buntut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Keilschwanzadler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オナガワシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쐐기 꼬리 독수리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eagle buntut-buntut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nêm đuôi chim ưng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்பு-வால் கழுகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेज-पूड गरुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kama kuyruklu kartal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aquila dalla coda a cuneo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Klin - bielik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клин - білохвіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vultur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφήνα - ουρά αετός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wig -tailed arend
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kil havsörn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kile - tailed eagle
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE»

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Wedge-tailed Eagle
Overview of Australia's largest true eagle and one of the country's few large predators and scavengers -- covers distribution, habitat, hunting, reproduction and chick development.
Penny Olsen, 2005
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
This book gives a comprehensive overview of Australia’s largest true eagle and one of the country’s few large predators and scavengers.
Penny AM, 2005
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Spirit of the Wedge-tailed Eagle: The Art of Humphrey ...
Birds.
‎2007
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
These delightful books for junior to middle primary students take a close look at the life cycles of a selection of native Australian animals.
Greg Pyers, 2006
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Australian Animals: Upper primary
A ustralian A nimals The wedge-tailed eagle is Australia's largest bird of prey. It is a majestic animal that can soar to great heights using the 'thermals', or air currents, to assist its flight. It can glide great distances without flapping its wings.
Ric Publications Staff, 1997
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Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide
The aquilines are most diverse in Africa, with the Wedge-tailed Eagle (and its sister species, Gurney's Eagle) more closely related to Verreaux's and Bonelli's Eagles than to the Golden Eagle. There has been much endemic radiation ofthe  ...
Stephen Debus, 2012
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Australian High Country Raptors
Eagles: The world's eagles fall into two groups: the 'true' or booted eagle, have feathered legs (feathered tarsi) down to their toes, as in the Wedge-tailed Eagle and Little Eagle (Figures 4.7, 4.8), both of which breed in the high country; and the ...
Jerry Olsen, 2014
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Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and ...
Hence the short, robust tarsi (legs) and toes, and the long, robust claws of the Wedge-tailed Eagle reveal that it takes large prey on the ground. Its hind or killer talon is particularly sharp, robust and deeply curved. Despite appearances the ...
Penny Olsen, Leo Joseph, 2011
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Raptors in Human Landscapes: Adaptation to Built and ...
The wedge-tailed eagle in Tasmania is an endemic subspecies classified as endangered on the basis of a small total population (around 100 successfully breeding pairs), continued persecution and decreased productivity owing mainly to ...
David M. Bird, Daniel E. Varland, Juan Jose Negro, 1996
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People, Sheep and Nature Conservation: The Tasmanian Experience
The threatened Tasmanian subspecies of the wedge-tailed eagle was the subject of several such comments: 'We had a lot of eagles until they were electrocuted. I saw two yesterday but there used to be more than that. I only know one farmer ...
Jamie Kirkpatrick, Kerry Bridle, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE»

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Fears escaped soccer-loving, wedge-tailed eagle Onslow could be …
The owners of a soccer-loving, wedge-tailed eagle fear the bird of prey could now have died after escaping from his wildlife enclosure in Armadale three weeks ... «WA today, Jun 15»
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Eight things you may not know about the wedge-tailed eagle
THE wedge-tailed eagle is one of our most magnificent birds, but how much do you ... Wedge-tailed eagles are found all over Australia, but most often in open ... «Northern Star, Jun 15»
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How Gina the wedge-tailed eagle found the wind beneath her wings …
GINA the wedge-tailed eagle didn't always soar so majestically. ... only ever for 50m to 100m, so keepers decided to pay the eagle extra attention to find out what ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Tame wedge-tailed eagle named Onslow missing from WA wildlife …
A tame, sports-playing wedge-tailed eagle has escaped its enclosure at a wildlife park in Western Australia, sparking concerns about its chances of survival in ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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2015 Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle Silver Bullion Coin Released
A new bullion product from the Perth Mint of Australia debuted this month with the release of the 2015 Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle Silver Bullion Coin. «CoinNews.net, May 15»
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Eva the Wedge-tailed eagle on the path to recovery
Eva the Wedge-tailed eagle was found after being dumped near the Sandy Hill area east of Tenterfield with horrible injuries. The bird had the talons on all of her ... «ABC Local, May 15»
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Eagle saved from cruel attempt to domesticate
A WEDGE-TAILED eagle rescued from a roadside is thought to have survived an attempt to domesticate her by removing her talons and a toe. The juvenile bird ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, May 15»
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Eva set to soar again
Wedge-tailed eagle Eva has found a new home with Australia Zoo, following treatment from a University of Queensland vet. The eagle was rescued from a ... «UQ News, May 15»
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Wildlife hospital treating majestic wedge-tailed eagle
Brady the wedge-tailed eagle is being cared for at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. ... few as majestic as Brady, a huge and very handsome wedge-tailed eagle. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Apr 15»
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2015 Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle coins now available
Last year the Perth Mint in Western Australia launched a popular new series of silver and gold coins, the Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle coins, that depict a ... «Coin World, Mar 15»

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