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ERNE
ern, erne, grey sea eagle, gray sea eagle, European sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla
(noun) bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
erne (plural ernes)
A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
(chiefly, poetic, dialectal, scientific) An eagle.
Synonyms
• (an eagle): sea eagle, white-tailed eagle
Etymology 2
Verb
erne
(obsolete) To long; to yearn.
Anagrams
• NEER, Neer, Rene, ne'er, neer, reen
Source: Wiktionary
Ern, Erne, n. Etym: [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. örn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. Ornithology.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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