osprey Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
    fish eagle; fish hawk; sea eagle; Pandion haliaetus.

WordNet

Os"prey, Os"pray noun (Also<
  • Osprey
  • Ospray
)
Etymology
Through OF. fr. L. ossifraga (orig., the bone breaker); prob. influenced by oripelargus (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Gr. ); cf. OF. orpres, and F. orfraie. See Ossifrage.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The fishhawk.

Webster 1913