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osprey
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English ospray, from Anglo-Norman ospriet, from Medieval Latin avis prede (“bird of prey”), a generic term apparently confused with this specific bird in Old French on its similarity to ossifrage.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??sp?i/
- (UK) IPA(key): /??sp?e?/
Noun
osprey (plural ospreys)
- A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
- 1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar
- I will provide thee of a princely osprey.
- c. 1612-13, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Two Noble Kinsmen
- But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch. Two Noble Kinsmen
- 1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar
- aigrette (ornamental feather)
Synonyms
- fish eagle (a misnomer as the osprey is not an eagle, but compare some of the translations below)
- fish hawk (a misnomer as the osprey is not a hawk)
- orfray (obsolete, incorrect)
- ossifrage (from Latin "bone-breaker")
- osspringer (obsolete)
Translations
Anagrams
- Poyers
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fishhawk
English
Alternative forms
- fish hawk
- fish-hawk
Etymology
fish +? hawk
Noun
fishhawk (plural fishhawks)
- The osprey.
Anagrams
- hawkfish
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