- Eaglet
The term eaglet can refer to:
* the immature young of an
eagle , which in turn encompasses several species of bird of prey;
*The Eaglet , a character from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland " byLewis Carroll .
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Eaglet — Ea glet, n. [Cf. OF. aiglet.] (Zo[ o]l.) A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eaglet — [ē′glit] n. [Fr aiglette, dim. of aigle] a young eagle … English World dictionary
eaglet — UK [ˈiːɡlət] / US [ˈɪɡlət] noun [countable] Word forms eaglet : singular eaglet plural eaglets a young eagle … English dictionary
eaglet — eagle ► NOUN ▪ a large keen sighted bird of prey with a massive hooked bill and long broad wings. DERIVATIVES eaglet noun. ORIGIN Old French aigle, from Latin aquila … English terms dictionary
Eaglet (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) — The Eaglet is a character appearing in Chapter 2 and 3 of Alice s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, a reference to Edith Liddell, Alice s sister.In this passage Lewis Carroll incorporated references to everyone present on the original… … Wikipedia
eaglet — noun Date: 1572 a young eagle … New Collegiate Dictionary
eaglet — /ee glit/, n. a young eagle. [1565 75; < MF aiglette (in heraldry). See EAGLE, ET] * * * … Universalium
eaglet — noun The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick … Wiktionary
eaglet — ea|glet [ˈi:glıt] n a young ↑eagle … Dictionary of contemporary English
