Definition of osprey
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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Origin and Etymology of osprey
Middle English ospray, from Anglo-French *osfraie, from Latin ossifraga, a bird of prey
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: a large hawk that feeds chiefly on fish
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