| 单词 | osprey |
| 释义 | osprey From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBirdsospreyos‧prey /ˈɒspreɪ $ ˈɑːspri, -preɪ/ noun [countable]HBBa type of large bird that kills and eats fishExamples from the Corpusosprey• We saw a great white pine with a huge stick nest on top, probably that of an osprey.• I once watched an osprey fishing in the loch.• There is wildlife here in abundance; deer, wild cats, red squirrels, golden eagles, ospreys and reindeer.• Marsh harriers pass through and have recently bred, and even a passing osprey is a possibility.• In May thieves returned to take osprey eggs.Origin osprey (1400-1500) Probably from an unrecorded Old French osfraie, from Latin ossifraga “sea eagle”, from os “bone” + frangere “to break” |
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