osprey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑspɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈɒspɹeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɔspre/ (Scotland)
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Etymology
From Late Middle English ospray, from Anglo-Norman ospriet, from Medieval Latin avis praedae (“bird of prey”), a generic term apparently confused with this specific bird in Old French on its similarity to ossifrage.
Meanings
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A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.
But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.
1613–1614 (date written), John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare, The Two Noble Kinsmen: […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Waterson; […], published 1634, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):A pair of ospreys bred at a confidential nesting site in Co. Fermanagh in what has been described as like finding long-lost treasure.
2023 August 24, Mairead Sheehy, “'Like finding long-lost treasure': Ospreys breed in Ireland for first time in 200 years”, in Irish Examiner:
- Aigrette (ornamental feather).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ospray | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| ospreys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
western osprey · eastern osprey
Synonyms
fish hawk · fish eagle · ossifrage · orfray · osspringer
Translations (94)
udm чорыгасьдушес (bird of prey) · nn fiskeørn (bird of prey) · ga coirneach (bird of prey) · vo melakvil (bird of prey) · ko 물수리 (bird of prey) · lt žuvininkas (bird of prey) · tr balık kartalı (bird of prey) · af visarend (bird of prey) · ja 鶚 (bird of prey) · sco fish hawk (bird of prey) · fi kalasääski (bird of prey) · lv zivjērglis (bird of prey) · sk orliak riečny (bird of prey) · kla dokdokw'as (bird of prey) · cy gwalch y pysgod (bird of prey) · grc ἁλιάετος (bird of prey) · sl ribji orel (bird of prey) · ang herefong (bird of prey) · sw kipungu (bird of prey) · mrj сексӹ (bird of prey) · bg орел рибар (bird of prey) · txb kurār-lūwo (bird of prey) · mhr сака (bird of prey) · nds Fischaadler (bird of prey) · sq shqipe e zezë (bird of prey) · gd iolair-iasgaich (bird of prey) · aht hwtsʼiʼ (bird of prey) · af visvalk (bird of prey) · sq shqiponjë peshkngrënëse (bird of prey) · el αλιάετος (bird of prey) · id elang tiram (bird of prey) · nrf orfinne (bird of prey) · gv shawk eeastee (bird of prey) · sv fiskgjuse (bird of prey) · es halieto (bird of prey) · lut c̓ixʷc̓ixʷ (bird of prey) · sk kršiak rybožravý (bird of prey) · ba кәлмәргән (bird of prey) · da fiskeørn (bird of prey) · it falco pescatore (bird of prey) · sk kršiak rybár (bird of prey) · pt águia-pesqueira (bird of prey) · he שָׁלָךְ (bird of prey) · vi ó cá (bird of prey) · tfn tahchʼekʼan (bird of prey) · eu arrano arrantzale (bird of prey) · pl rybołów zwyczajny (bird of prey) · eo fiŝaglo (bird of prey) · tfn kʼiltlʼesa (bird of prey) · cs orlovec (bird of prey) · kpv чери варыш (bird of prey) · et kalakotkas (bird of prey) · vi ưng biển (bird of prey) · ca àguila pescadora (bird of prey) · gd iolair-uisge (bird of prey) · es águila pescadora (bird of prey) · sq petrit peshkngrënës (bird of prey) · ar عُقَاب نُسَارِيّ (bird of prey) · yi ים־אָדלער (bird of prey) · is gjóður (bird of prey) · ro vultur-pescar (bird of prey) · neg оломо̄н (bird of prey) · dsb rybjecy hodlaŕ (bird of prey) · cmn 魚鷹 /鱼鹰 (bird of prey) · hu halászsas (bird of prey) · ka შაკი (bird of prey) · pl rybołów (bird of prey) · nv táłkááʼ naalzheehí (bird of prey) · fi sääksi (bird of prey) · fo fiskiørn (bird of prey) · fr orfraie (bird of prey) · sh орао рибар (bird of prey) · es guincho (bird of prey) · cr ᐊᐱᐢᑿᕀ (bird of prey) · ru скопа́ (bird of prey) · nl visarend (bird of prey) · fr balbuzard pêcheur (bird of prey) · te కురరము (bird of prey) · de Fischadler (bird of prey) · ltg kirluons (bird of prey) · sh orao ribar (bird of prey) · nb fiskeørn (bird of prey) · it aquilastro (bird of prey) · fr balbuzard (bird of prey) · la haliaeetus (bird of prey) · es gavilán pescador (bird of prey) · ro uligan pescar (bird of prey) · br erer-spluj (bird of prey) · cmn 鶚 /鹗 (bird of prey) · ar عُقَاب نُسَارِيَّة (bird of prey) · kpv скӧпун (bird of prey) · ga iascaire coirneach (bird of prey) · nds Fischarend (bird of prey) · la ossifragus (bird of prey)