fish hawk

fish hawk

n. See osprey.

fish hawk

n (Animals) another name for the osprey

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fish hawk - large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for yearsfish eagle, osprey, Pandion haliaetus, sea eaglehawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tailgenus Pandion, Pandion - type genus of the Pandionidae