Eaglet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eaglet is a noun meaning The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
Meaning
The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
Example Sentences
The early days and weeks of an eaglet’s life are not without risks.
[A]fter the ten days Arkirie came to the king and asked him to give him two eaglets.
Alas! in the morning the eaglet was gone; and, full of sorrow, they stooped to pick up the shining fleece with which the floor was spread. At their touch, every feather became a golden coin.
He [Christopher North] speaks in his "Second Canticle" of "the imps," "the eaglets," "the young ones," "the bursting of the shells," as though it were the commoner occurrence for there to be several eaglets in a nest. This is not the case.
Word Forms
- eaglets
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nestling, breathes, eagless, bird, eyas, chicken.
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