osprey
/ˈɒspri
/ /ˈɒspreɪ/noun (plural ospreys)
A large fish-eating bird of prey with long, narrow wings and a white underside and crown, found throughout the world. Also called fish hawk.
- Pandion haliaetus, the only member of the family Pandionidae.
- The creek also is home to ospreys and great blue herons.
- Among the nearly 200 species found here are thicket tinamou, brown pelican, osprey, king vulture, and laughing gull.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French ospres, apparently based on Latin ossifraga (mentioned by Pliny and identified with the lammergeier), from os 'bone' + frangere 'to break', probably because of the lammergeier's habit of dropping bones from a height to break them and reach the marrow.
- run oneself into the ground
- run one's mouth
- run (or come down) a banker
- run (or make) rings round (or around) someone
- run (or take) its course
- run (or take) the risk (or risks)
- run out
- run-out groove
- run out of gas
- run out of steam
- run out on
- run-out table
- run over
- run-producer
- run proof
- run rate
- run resist
- run resistant
- runrig
- run rings round
- run riot
- run-round
- runshie
- run someone in
- run someone out