Main Entry: os·prey

Pronunciation: \ˈäs-prē, -ˌprā\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ospreys

Etymology: Middle English ospray, from Anglo-French *osfraie, from Latin ossifraga, a bird of prey

Date: 15th century

1 : a large fish-eating hawk (Pandion haliaetus) with long wings that is dark brown above and mostly pure white below
2 : a feather trimming used for millinery

[osprey illustration]