English Explanatory Dictionary

Haast's eagle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extinct giant eagle of New Zealand, †Hieraaetus moorei, which preyed on moas.

Word forms

Haast's eagle Haast's eagles

Etymology

Named after New Zealand explorer and geologist Julius von Haast, who described it scientifically in 1871.

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