osprey

[ os-pree ]

noun,plural os·preys.
  1. Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.

  2. a plume for trimming hats.

Origin of osprey

1
1425–75; late Middle English ospray(e) ≪ Latin ossifragaossifrage; compare Middle French orfraie, offraie,Old French ospres

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osprey

/ (ˈɒsprɪ, -preɪ) /


noun
  1. 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

  2. any of the feathers of various other birds, used esp as trimming for hats

Origin of osprey

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C15: from Old French ospres, apparently from Latin ossifraga, literally: bone-breaker, from os bone + frangere to break

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