OSPREY


Meaning of OSPREY in English

noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English ospray, from Anglo-French *osfraie, from Latin ossifraga, a bird of prey Date: 15th century a large fish-eating hawk ( Pandion haliaetus ) with long wings that is dark brown above and mostly pure white below, a feather trimming used for millinery

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