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fish hawk

 
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–noun
osprey (def. 1).
Origin:
1700–10, Americanism
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os⋅prey

  [os-pree]
–noun, plural -preys.
1. Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
2. a plume for trimming hats.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME ospray(e) ≪ L ossifraga ossifrage; cf. MF orfraie, offraie, OF ospres
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fish hawk  
n.  See osprey.
os·prey   (ŏs'prē, -prā)   
n.   pl. os·preys

  1. A fish-eating hawk (Pandion haliaetus) having plumage that is dark on the back and white below. Also called fish hawk.

  2. A plume formerly used to trim women's hats.


[Middle English osprai, from Anglo-Norman ospreit, from Medieval Latin avis praedae, bird of prey : Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots + Latin praedae, genitive of praeda, booty, prey; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
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osprey 
fishing hawk, c.1460, from Anglo-Fr. ospriet, from M.L. avis prede "bird of prey," from L. avis praedæ, a generic term apparently confused with this specific bird in O.Fr. on its similarity to ossifrage.
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