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Meaning of Osprey | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈɑspɹi

Definitions

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
Aigrette (ornamental feather).

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Afrikaans visarend

العربية طير الشماط عُقَاب نُسَارِيّ عُقَاب نُسَارِيَّة

Català àguila pescadora

Čeština orlovec

Cymraeg gwalch y pysgod

Dansk fiskeørn

Deutsch Fischadler

Ελληνικά αλιάετος

Esperanto fiŝaglo

Español águila pescadora gavilán pescador guincho halieto

Euskara arrano arrantzale

Suomi kalasääski sääksi sääski

Français balbuzard balbuzard pêcheur orfraie

Gaeilge coirneach iascaire coirneach

Gàidhlig iolair-iasgaich iolair-uisge

עברית שלך

Magyar halászsas

Íslenska gjóður

Italiano aquilastro falco pescatore

日本語鶚

한국어 鶚 물수리

Latina haliaeetus ossifragus

Latviešu zivjērglis

Nederlands visarend

Polski rybołów rybołów zwyczajny

Português águia-pesqueira

Română uligan pescar

Русский скопа

Svenska fiskgjuse

Kiswahili kipungu

తెలుగు కురరము

Türkçe balık kartalı

Tiếng Việt ó cá ưng biển

Examples

“1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.”

“But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.”

“A pair of ospreys bred at a confidential nesting site in Co. Fermanagh in what has been described as like finding long-lost treasure.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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