The difference between Eagle and Leonine
When used as nouns, eagle means any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision, whereas leonine means a 13th-century coin minted in europe and used in england as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under edward i.
Eagle is also verb with the meaning: to score an eagle.
Leonine is also adjective with the meaning: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.
check bellow for the other definitions of Eagle and Leonine
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Eagle as a noun:
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Examples:
"synonyms: erne broadwing"
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Eagle as a noun (heraldiccharge):
A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
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Eagle as a noun (US, numismatics, historical):
A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
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Eagle as a noun (historical, numismatics):
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
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Eagle as a noun (golf):
A score of two under par for a hole.
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Eagle as a verb (golf):
To score an eagle.
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Leonine as an adjective:
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.
Examples:
"His leonine face scared the young children."
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Leonine as a noun (numismatics, historical):
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
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Leonine as a noun (poetry):
A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.