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- osprey 1
plural ospreys
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
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In 2024, the osprey clutch successfully hatched and the chicks remained in the nest for most of the year.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
The group watched as two crows chased the osprey into some trees.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 June 2025
Wildlife in the park includes bald eagles, ospreys, and manatees.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Hawks, eagles and ospreys build huge platform nests that can be more than 6 feet wide and several feet deep.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
The group watched as two crows chased the osprey into some trees.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 June 2025
Wildlife in the park includes bald eagles, ospreys, and manatees.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Hawks, eagles and ospreys build huge platform nests that can be more than 6 feet wide and several feet deep.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
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“Osprey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osprey. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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