About The Word Osprey
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Osprey
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What's The Definition Of Osprey?
[n] large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
Synonyms | Synonyms for Osprey: fish eagle | fish hawk | Pandion haliaetus | sea eagle Related Terms | Find terms related to Osprey: See Also | genus Pandion | hawk | Pandion Osprey In Webster's Dictionary \Os"prey\, Ospray \Os"pray\, n. [Through OF. fr. L.
ossifraga (orig., the bone breaker); prob. influenced by
oripelargus (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Gr. ?); cf. OF.
orpres, and F. orfraie. See {Ossifrage}.] (Zo["o]l.)
The fishhawk.
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