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Osprey

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Noun

1. fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, pandion haliaetus, sea eagle

large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Osprey

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noun
1. 
a large broad-winged fish-eating diurnal bird of prey, Pandion haliaetus, with a dark back and whitish head and underparts: family Pandioridae
. Often called (US and Canadian): fish hawk
2. 
any of the feathers of various other birds, used esp as trimming for hats

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Osprey

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nounWord forms: plural ˈospreys
a large, black-and-white diving bird of prey of a family (Pandionidae) having only one species (Pandion haliaetus): it feeds mainly on fish

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Osprey

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n. pl. os·preys
1. A fish-eating raptor (Pandion haliaetus) found almost worldwide, having plumage that is dark on the back and mostly white below. Also called fish hawk.
2. A plume formerly used to trim women's hats.

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