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golden eagle

/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈiː.ɡəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
gold-en ea-gle
IPA
/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈiː.ɡəl/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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”)).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

golden eagles (plural)

Synonyms

berkut aquila chrysaetos

Questions

How do you pronounce golden eagle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈiː.ɡəl/.
What does golden eagle mean?
A large bird of prey, Aquila chrysaetos, that hunts while soaring.
Where does golden eagle come 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”)).

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