Scottish Gaelic word

iolair

eagle

noun

iolair means “eagle” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

iolair in context

Iolair (Gèineas Aquila, Harpia, etc.) (Beurla: eagle)

Iolair-bhreac (Aquila pomarina) (Beurla: lesser spotted eagle)

Iolair-bhuidhe, Iolair-dhubh (Aquila chrysaetos) (Beurla: golden eagle)

Iolair-mhaol (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (Beurla: bald eagle)

Iolair-mhara (Iolair-bhàn, Iolair-chladaich, Iolair-riabhach) - Haliaeetus albicilla -(Beurla: White-tailed Eagle)

Topics

Animals

Related Scottish Gaelic words

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beach

bee

beathach

beast, brute, animal

bradan

salmon

buaile

enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)

bò

cow

caora

sheep

cat

cat (Felis catus)

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