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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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While enjoying a game at the Splinter City Disc Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Marlowe looked up and saw an osprey flying overhead near the 11th hole.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Atop snags struck dead by lightning, ospreys built their nests; their sharp calls reaching us like cymbals over bass line.
—Bridget Crocker
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
In 2024, the osprey clutch successfully hatched and the chicks remained in the nest for most of the year.
—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
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Atop snags struck dead by lightning, ospreys built their nests; their sharp calls reaching us like cymbals over bass line.
—Bridget Crocker
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
In 2024, the osprey clutch successfully hatched and the chicks remained in the nest for most of the year.
—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
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“Osprey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osprey. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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