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EAGLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eaglet mean?
• EAGLET (noun)
The noun EAGLET has 1 sense:
1. a young eagle
Familiarity information: EAGLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A young eagle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("eaglet" is a kind of...):
bird of Jove; eagle (any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight)
young bird (a bird that is still young)
Derivation:
eagle (any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight)
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