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Aquila audax
(gcide) | Wedge-tailed \Wedge"-tailed"\, a. (Zool.)
Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest,
the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or
less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of
Wood hoopoe, under Wood.
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Wedge-tailed eagle, an Australian eagle (Aquila audax)
which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on
lambs; -- called also mountain eagle, bold eagle, and
eagle hawk.
Wedge-tailed gull, an arctic gull (Rhodostethia rosea) in
which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also
Ross's gull.
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Aquila audax
(gcide) | Bold eagle \Bold eagle\, (Zool.)
an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs
and even the kangaroo.
To make bold, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture.
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Syn: Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless;
dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted;
high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous;
forward; impudent.
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