osprey

Significado (Inglés)

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).

Sinónimos

fish hawk

fish eagle

sea eagle

Pandion haliaetus

Sea Hawk

sea hawk

western osprey

eagle

🦅

golden eagle

aigrette

Traducións

Fischadler

Pandion haliaetus

visarend

balbuzard pêcheur

águila pescadora

falco pescatore

águia-pesqueira

balık kartalı

balbuzard

guincho

àguila pescadora

águia-pescadora

Pandion

aigle pêcheur

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɑspɹi/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: 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.