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ossifrage
[ os-uh-frij ]
noun
- the lammergeier.
- Archaic. the osprey.
ossifrage
/ -ˌfreɪdʒ; ˈɒsɪfrɪdʒ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ossifrage1
1595–1605; < Latin ossifraga sea eagle, literally, bone-breaker (noun use of feminine of ossifragus bone-breaking), equivalent to ossi- (combining form of os ) bone + frag-, variant stem of frangere to break + -a nominative singular feminine noun and adj. ending
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ossifrage1
C17: from Latin ossifraga sea eagle; see osprey
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Example Sentences
These are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray.
From Project Gutenberg
These are they of which ye shall not eat; the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey.
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The word is said to be a corruption of Ossifrage, the "bone-breaker."
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