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osprey

os·prey [ óspree, óss prày ] (plural os·preys or os·prey)


noun 
Definition:
 
fish-eating hawk: a fish-eating hawk that has long wings and a white head with a dark strip around the eyes. Latin name Pandion haliaetus.

[15th century. < Old French ospres probably < Latin (avis) ossifraga, a bird of prey mentioned by Pliny, identified with the lammergeier, literally "bone-breaking"]
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