noun
eastern imperial eagle
A large eagle species (Aquila heliaca) found in parts of Eurasia. In Japanese, the name is usually written in katakana.
カタシロワシはヨーロッパ南東部から中央アジアにかけて生息する大型のワシです。
The eastern imperial eagle is a large eagle that inhabits areas from southeastern Europe to Central Asia.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
The name カタシロワシ literally means 'shoulder-white eagle', referring to the pale shoulder patches of the adult bird. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a straightforward descriptive compound.