Ea'gle, n.
(ē'gl), n. [Fr. aigle, Pr. aigla, Sp. aquila, It. aquila, from Lat. aquila.] 1. A rapacious bird of the falcon family, remarkable for its strength, size, graceful figure, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysäëtos); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. imperialis); the bald eagle of America (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); the great harpy-eagle (Harpyia destructor). Its figure is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices.
- A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.
- (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude.
