OSPREY


Meaning of OSPREY in English

os ‧ prey /ˈɒspreɪ $ ˈɑːspri, -preɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old French osfraie , from Latin ossifraga 'sea eagle' , from os 'bone' + frangere 'to break' ]

a type of large bird that kills and eats fish

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