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erne

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erne also ern  (ûrn)
n.
Any of several sea eagles, especially Haliaeetus albicilla, of Europe.
[Middle English ern, eagle, from Old English earn; see or- in Indo-European roots.]
erne, ern [ɜːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for the (European) sea eagle
[Old English earn; related to Old Norse örn eagle, Old High German aro eagle, Greek ornis bird]
Erne [ɜːn]
n
(Placename) a river in N central Republic of Ireland, rising in County Cavan and flowing north across the border, through Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne and then west to Donegal Bay. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)
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Noun1.erneerne - bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
ern, European sea eagle, gray sea eagle, grey sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, white-tailed sea eagle
sea eagle - any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish


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