osprey
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈɑːspreɪ/
:
águila pescadora
- I love to watch the osprey swoop toward the creek and find its dinner.
- herons and ospreys
- osprey and other birds
- osprey with fish
Hey, you know, Rob had all the permits to sample Ospreys.
- Hey, you know, Rob had all the permits to sample Ospreys.
Examples
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An osprey is roosting on that rough circular nest, ignoring the humans.
Fiction book (1999) -
And from the porch, she could look out across the tidal river and see ospreys nesting in a tall pine tree.
Fiction book (1996) -
An osprey sliced low through the air, heading toward the water.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many ospreys nest across North America, but nearly half of the breeding pairs of ospreys nest along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Academic text (2001) -
An osprey dove into the water to catch a fish for its dinner.
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The osprey perched on a branch, scanning the lake for its next meal.
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While hiking near the river, we saw an osprey soaring high above, looking for fish.
Synonyms
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A large hawk that catches fish, for example an osprey
A large bird of prey that eats fish and builds big nests for years
A large bird that hunts fish near the sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Osprey comes from old words that mean 'bird of prey', and it links to the common English word prey. So an osprey is a hunting bird that dives for fish, which is why you often see it near water.