Osprey

Definitions

1. 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.
2. Aigrette (ornamental feather).

Equivalents

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.”

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