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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024os•prey /ˈɑspri, -preɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -preys. - Birdsa large hawk that feeds on fish.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024os•prey (os′prē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -preys. - BirdsAlso called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- a plume for trimming hats.
- 1425–75; late Middle English ospray(e) Latin ossifraga ossifrage; compare Middle French orfraie, offraie, Old French ospres
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: osprey /ˈɒsprɪ -preɪ/ n - 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 - any of the feathers of various other birds, used esp as trimming for hats
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French ospres, apparently from Latin ossifraga, literally: bone-breaker, from os bone + frangere to break |