PANDION HALIAETUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pandion haliaetus mean? 

• PANDION HALIAETUS (noun)
  The noun PANDION HALIAETUS has 1 sense:

1. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

  Familiarity information: PANDION HALIAETUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANDION HALIAETUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

fish eagle; fish hawk; osprey; Pandion haliaetus; sea eagle

Hypernyms ("Pandion haliaetus" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("Pandion haliaetus" is a member of...):

genus Pandion; Pandion (type genus of the Pandionidae)