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osprey

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11
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Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɑspɹi/
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/ˈɑspɹi/ · /ˈɒspɹeɪ/ · /ˈɔspre/

Definition of osprey

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A bird of prey of genus Pandion 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.”
    “But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.”
    “A pair of ospreys bred at a confidential nesting site in Co. Fermanagh in what has been described as like finding long-lost treasure.”
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noun

  1. A bird of prey of genus Pandion 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.”
    “But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.”
    “A pair of ospreys bred at a confidential nesting site in Co. Fermanagh in what has been described as like finding long-lost treasure.”
  2. Aigrette (ornamental feather).

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Etymology

From Late Middle English ospray, from Anglo-Norman ospriet, from Medieval Latin avis praedae (“bird of prey”), a generic term apparently confused with this specific bird in Old French on its similarity to ossifrage.

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