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



RESET




Word of the Day

27 March 2025

SUCCESS

(noun) an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; “let’s call heads a success and tails a failure”; “the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon