| Noun | 1. | genus Haliaeetus - a genus of Accipitridae bird genus - a genus of birds Accipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles American eagle, bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus - a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body sea eagle - any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish |