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

  1. 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"

  2. Eagle as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.

  3. Eagle as a noun (US, numismatics, historical):

    A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

  4. 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.

  5. Eagle as a noun (golf):

    A score of two under par for a hole.

  1. Eagle as a verb (golf):

    To score an eagle.

  1. Leonine as an adjective:

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.

    Examples:

    "His leonine face scared the young children."

  1. 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.

  1. Leonine as a noun (poetry):

    A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.

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