osprey

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os·prey /ˈɒspreɪ $ ˈɑːspri, -preɪ/ noun [countable]  HBBa type of large bird that kills and eats fish 鹗，鱼鹰

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osprey• We saw a great white pine with a huge stick nest on top, probably that of an osprey.• I once watched an osprey fishing in the loch.• There is wildlife here in abundance; deer, wild cats, red squirrels, golden eagles, ospreys and reindeer.• Marsh harriers pass through and have recently bred, and even a passing osprey is a possibility.• In May thieves returned to take osprey eggs.Origin osprey (1400-1500) Probably from an unrecorded Old French osfraie, from Latin ossifraga “sea eagle”, from os “bone” + frangere “to break”

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os‧prey /ˈɒspreɪ $ ˈɑːspri, -preɪ/ noun [countable]a type of large bird that kills and eats fish

os·preyBrE /ˈɒspreɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːspreɪ/ 🔊 nouna large bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) that eats fish 鹗；鱼鹰