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| American eagle |
the bald eagle, esp. as shown on the great seal of the United States. |
| bald eagle |
a large eagle of the United States and Canada that is dark brown with a white head and tail. Bald eagles have a wingspan of about seven feet. |
| baldhead |
a person whose head is bald; baldpate. [1/2 definitions] |
| balding |
losing one's hair; becoming bald. |
| baldpate |
a person with a bald head. [1/2 definitions] |
| condor |
one of two kinds of vultures that are the largest flying birds of the Western Hemisphere. They have a bald head and neck, dark feathers, and can measure twelve feet across when they spread their wings. |
| cypress |
any of several trees unrelated to but resembling true cypresses, such as the bald cypress of the redwood family. [1/2 definitions] |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hairless |
having no hair; bald. |
| hairweaving |
the process by which artificial hair is interwoven with one's own hair in order to cover a bald area. |
| skinhead |
(slang) one who is bald or has a shaved head. [1/2 definitions] |
| tonsure |
the shaved or bare crown, esp. a bald spot on the head of a monk, shaved as a religious rite. [1/3 definitions] |
| toupee |
a man's wig or hairpiece, often used to cover a bald spot. |
| uakari monkey |
any of several species of medium-sized, tree-dwelling monkeys with long fur and bald heads that inhabit the Amazon Basin. |
| vulture |
a large bird that usually has dark feathers and a bald head and neck. There are many kinds of vulture. These birds are related to hawks and feed on dead animals. |
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