osprey

Signification (Anglais)

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).

Concepts

balbuzard pêcheur

balbuzard

aigle pêcheur

aigle botté

pandionidés

pandionidae

pandion haliaetus

balbuzzard

orfraie

Balbuzard pêcheur

Synonymes

fish hawk

fish eagle

sea eagle

Pandion haliaetus

Sea Hawk

sea hawk

western osprey

eagle

🦅

golden eagle

aigrette

Traductions

Fischadler

Pandion haliaetus

visarend

falco pescatore

águila pescadora

águia-pesqueira

balık kartalı

Pandion

àguila pescadora

guincho

águia-pescadora

Pandion haliaetus

gavilán pescador

αετός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɑspɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: ospray

In summary

From Late Middle English ospray, from Anglo-Norman ospriet, from Medieval Latin avis praedae (“bird of prey”), a generic term apparently confused with this specific bird in Old French on its similarity to ossifrage.