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erne (n.)

"sea eagle," from Old English earn "eagle," from Proto-Germanic *aron-, *arnuz "eagle" (source also of Old High German arn, German Aar, Middle Dutch arent, Old Norse örn, Gothic ara "eagle"), from PIE root *or- "great bird" (source also of Greek ornis "bird," Old Church Slavonic orilu, Lithuanian erelis, Welsh eryr "eagle"). The Germanic word also survives in the first element of names such as Arnold and Arthur.

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Definitions of erne from WordNet

erne (n.)
bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland;
Synonyms: ern / grey sea eagle / gray sea eagle / European sea eagle / white-tailed sea eagle / Haliatus albicilla
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