| Definitions | osprey
noun
- A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
- Quotations
- 1594: I will provide thee of a princely . — Peele, Battle of Alcazar
- c. 1612-13: But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch. — Shakespeare, Fletcher, Two Noble Kinsmen
Translations: - Dutch: visarend(nl)m
- French: aigle píªcheur
- German: Fischadler
- Italian: falco pescatore(it)m
- Spanish: guincho(es, í¡guila pescadora, f}}, m(es, í¡guila sangual, f}}, {{t-, es, gavilí¡n pescador), {{t-, es)m
Etymology: Late Middle English ospray from Latin ossifragus ("bone-breaker").
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