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os·prey
(ŏs′prē, -prā)n. pl. os·preys
1. A fish-eating raptor (Pandion haliaetus) found almost worldwide, having plumage that is dark on the back and mostly white below. Also called fish hawk.
2. A plume formerly used to trim women's hats.
[Middle English osprai, from Anglo-Norman ospreit, from Medieval Latin avis praedae, bird of prey : Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots + Latin praedae, genitive of praeda, booty, prey; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
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osprey
(ˈɒsprɪ; -preɪ)n
1. (Animals) a large broad-winged fish-eating diurnal bird of prey, Pandion haliaetus, with a dark back and whitish head and underparts: family Pandioridae. Often called (US and Canadian): fish hawk
2. (Clothing & Fashion) any of the feathers of various other birds, used esp as trimming for hats
[C15: from Old French ospres, apparently from Latin ossifraga, literally: bone-breaker, from os bone + frangere to break]
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os•prey
(ˈɒs pri, -preɪ)n., pl. -preys.
a large, nearly cosmopolitan bird of prey, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
[1425–75; late Middle English ospray(e) « Latin ossifraga ossifrage; compare Middle French orfraie, offraie, Old French ospres]
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| Noun | 1. |  osprey - large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for yearshawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail genus Pandion, Pandion - type genus of the Pandionidae |
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águila pescadoraáguila sangualgavilán pescadorguincho
kalasääskisääksi
halászsas
žuvininkas
visarend
rybołów
fiskgjuse
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osprey
n → Fischadler m
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