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- noun Plural form of
eaglet .
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Examples
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He called his eaglets and all the birds of the shore.
The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death Eug��ne Sue 1830
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From the waist to the knees hang several cords of the same thread, to the ends of which are attached claws of birds of prey, such as eaglets, crows, etc., so that when the girls walk these make a rattling noise which is highly pleasing to them.
Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 William Henry Holmes 1889
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On the obverse is an image of eagles destroying a nest of snakes at the foot of a ruined tower, at the top of which is a nest of eaglets.
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They built their nest in a cottonwood tree near a fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa, and they have hatched and fledged eight eaglets over three seasons.
Karen Thalacker: Family Drama With a Bird's Eye View Karen Thalacker 2011
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In this case, it is a real-time view of two parent bald eagles and their newly-hatched eaglets from atop their tree at the fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa.
Beverly Macy: Real-Time Social Learning -- The Decorah Eagles Captivate Millions Beverly Macy 2011
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As winter turns to spring, people in offices and homes all over the world will be eagerly anticipating the sights and sounds of hatching - and hopefully thriving -- eaglets.
Karen Thalacker: Family Drama With a Bird's Eye View Karen Thalacker 2011
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They built their nest in a cottonwood tree near a fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa, and they have hatched and fledged eight eaglets over three seasons.
Karen Thalacker: Family Drama With a Bird's Eye View Karen Thalacker 2011
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As winter turns to spring, people in offices and homes all over the world will be eagerly anticipating the sights and sounds of hatching - and hopefully thriving -- eaglets.
Karen Thalacker: Family Drama With a Bird's Eye View Karen Thalacker 2011
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They built their nest in a cottonwood tree near a fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa, and they have hatched and fledged eight eaglets over three seasons.
Karen Thalacker: Family Drama With a Bird's Eye View Karen Thalacker 2011
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As winter turns to spring, people in offices and homes all over the world will be eagerly anticipating the sights and sounds of hatching - and hopefully thriving -- eaglets.
Karen Thalacker: Family Drama With a Bird's Eye View Karen Thalacker 2011
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