Associations to the word «Erne»

Wiktionary

ERNE, noun. (chiefly poetic) (dialectal) (scientific) An eagle.
ERNE, noun. An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).

Dictionary definition

ERNE, noun. Bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.