different between eagle vs hornbill

English

Etymology

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i???l/
• Rhymes: -i???l

Noun

eagle (plural eagles)

1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

   Synonyms: erne, broadwing

2. (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
3. (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
4. (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

Coordinate terms

(golf):

• buzzard
• bogey
• par
• birdie
• albatross
• condor
• ostrich

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• (13th-c. counterfeit coin):
  • pollard
  • rosary
  • mitre
  • leonine
  • scalding
  • crockard
  • steeping

Verb

eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)

1. (golf) To score an eagle.

Translations

Further reading

• Eagle (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Aegle, aglee

Danish

Etymology

From English eagle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?i???l]

Noun

eagle c (singular definite eaglen, plural indefinite eagler)

1. (golf) eagle (two under par)

References

• “eagle” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English eagle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?l/

Noun

eagle m (plural eagles)

1. (golf) eagle

Coordinate terms

• bogey
• birdie
• albatros

English

Etymology

horn +? bill

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??n.b?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h???n.b?l/

Noun

hornbill (plural hornbills)

1. Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horn. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

Translations

See also

• toucan