sea eagle

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Any of various fish-eating eagles or similar birds, such as the bald eagle or the osprey.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Any eagle of the genus Haliaëtus, having the shank scaly. The bird to which the name most frequently attaches is H. albicilla, the white-tailed sea-eagle. The bald eagle, H. leucocephalus, is another. The largest and most magnificent sea-eagle is H. (Thalassoaëtus) pelagicus of Kamchatka and other localities. This is over 3 feet long, 7 feet or more in extent of wings, the wing 2 feet, the tail 14 inches, cuneate and of 14 feathers; the adult is dark-brown, with white shoulders and tail, bright-yellow bill and feet, and pale-yellow eyes. See also cut under eagle.
2. n. The white-tailed fishing-eagle of India, Palioaëtus ichthyaëtus.
3. n. The osprey or fishinghawk, Pandion haliaëtus. See cut under osprey.
4. n. The eagle-ray, Myliobatis aquila, a batoid fish. See cut under eagle-ray.

Wiktionary

1. n. An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
2. n. A genus of eagles (genus Haliaeetus).

GNU Webster's 1913

1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliæetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaëtus ichthyaëtus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.
2. (Zoöl.) The eagle ray. See under Ray.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
2. n. any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish