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osprey
 
SYLLABICATION:os·prey
PRONUNCIATION:  spr, -pr
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. os·preys
1. A fish-eating hawk (Pandion haliaetus) having plumage that is dark on the back and white below. Also called fish hawk. 2. A plume formerly used to trim women's hats.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English osprai, from Anglo-Norman ospreit, from Medieval Latin avis prede, bird of prey : Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Appendix I + Latin praedae, genitive of praeda, booty, prey; see ghend- in Appendix I.
 
 
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