OSPREY
osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, sea eagle, Pandion haliaetus
(noun) large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
osprey (plural ospreys)
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.
aigrette (ornamental feather)
Synonyms
• fish eagle (a misnomer as the osprey is not an eagle, but compare some of the translations below)
• fish hawk (a misnomer as the osprey is not a hawk)
• orfray (obsolete, incorrect)
• ossifrage (from Latin "bone-breaker")
• osspringer (obsolete)
Anagrams
• Poyers
Source: Wiktionary
Os"prey, Os"pray, n. Etym: [Through OF. fr. L. ossifraga (orig., the
bone breaker); prob. influenced by oripelargus (mountain stork, a
kind of eagle, Gr. orpres, and F. orfraie. See Ossifrage.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The fishhawk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition