noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈɑspɹi/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɒspɹeɪ/
Scotland:/ˈɔspre/
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CMU ARPABET:AO1 S P R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Aigrette (ornamental feather).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fish hawk, fish eagle, sea eagle, Pandion haliaetus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hawk
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
visarend
— bird of prey
Afrikaans:
visvalk
— bird of prey
Ahtna:
hwtsʼiʼ
— bird of prey
Albanian:
shqipe e zezë
— bird of prey
Albanian:
shqiponjë peshkngrënëse
— bird of prey
Albanian:
petrit peshkngrënës
— bird of prey
Arabic:
عُقَاب نُسَارِيّ
(ʕuqāb nusāriyy)
— bird of prey
Arabic:
عُقَاب نُسَارِيَّة
(ʕuqāb nusāriyya)
— bird of prey
Bashkir:
кәлмәргән
(kəlmərgən)
— bird of prey
Basque:
arrano arrantzale
— bird of prey
Breton:
erer-spluj
— bird of prey
Bulgarian:
орел рибар
(orel ribar)
— bird of prey
Catalan:
àguila pescadora
— bird of prey
Chinese Mandarin:
魚鷹 /鱼鹰
(yúyīng)
— bird of prey
Chinese Mandarin:
鶚 /鹗
(è)
— bird of prey
Cree:
ᐊᐱᐢᑿᕀ
(apiskway)
— bird of prey
Czech:
orlovec
— bird of prey
Danish:
fiskeørn
— bird of prey
Dutch:
visarend
— bird of prey
Esperanto:
fiŝaglo
— bird of prey
Estonian:
kalakotkas
— bird of prey
Faroese:
fiskiørn
— bird of prey
Finnish:
sääksi
— bird of prey
Finnish:
kalasääski
— bird of prey
French:
balbuzard
— bird of prey
French:
balbuzard pêcheur
— bird of prey
French:
orfraie
— bird of prey
Georgian:
შაკი
(šaḳi)
— bird of prey
German:
Fischadler
— bird of prey
Greek:
αλιάετος
(aliáetos)
— bird of prey
Ancient Greek:
ἁλιάετος
(haliáetos)
— bird of prey
Hebrew:
שָׁלָךְ
(shalách)
— bird of prey
Hungarian:
halászsas
— bird of prey
Icelandic:
gjóður
— bird of prey
Indonesian:
elang tiram
— bird of prey
Irish:
coirneach
— bird of prey
Irish:
iascaire coirneach
— bird of prey
Italian:
falco pescatore
— bird of prey
Italian:
aquilastro
— bird of prey
Japanese:
鶚
(misago)
— bird of prey
Klamath-Modoc:
dokdokw'as
— bird of prey
Komi-Zyrian:
чери варыш
(ćeri varyš)
— bird of prey
Komi-Zyrian:
скӧпун
(sköpun)
— bird of prey
Korean:
물수리
(mulsuri)
— bird of prey
Latgalian:
kirluons
— bird of prey
Latin:
ossifragus
— bird of prey
Latin:
haliaeetus
— bird of prey
Latvian:
zivjērglis
— bird of prey
Lithuanian:
žuvininkas
— bird of prey
Low German:
Fischaadler
— bird of prey
Low German:
Fischarend
— bird of prey
Lushootseed:
c̓ixwc̓ixw
— bird of prey
Manx:
shawk eeastee
— bird of prey
Eastern Mari:
сака
(saka)
— bird of prey
Western Mari:
сексӹ
(seksÿ)
— bird of prey
Navajo:
táłkááʼ naalzheehí
— bird of prey
Negidal:
оломо̄н
(olomōn)
— bird of prey
Norman:
orfinne
— bird of prey
Norwegian Bokmål:
fiskeørn
— bird of prey
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fiskeørn
— bird of prey
Old English:
herefong
— bird of prey
Polish:
rybołów
— bird of prey
Polish:
rybołów zwyczajny
— bird of prey
Portuguese:
águia-pesqueira
— bird of prey
Romanian:
vultur-pescar
— bird of prey
Romanian:
uligan pescar
— bird of prey
Russian:
скопа́
(skopá)
— bird of prey
Scots:
fish hawk
— bird of prey
Scottish Gaelic:
iolair-uisge
— bird of prey
Scottish Gaelic:
iolair-iasgaich
— bird of prey
Serbo-Croatian:
орао рибар
— bird of prey
Serbo-Croatian:
orao ribar
— bird of prey
Slovak:
kršiak rybár
— bird of prey
Slovak:
kršiak rybožravý
— bird of prey
Slovak:
orliak riečny
— bird of prey
Slovene:
ribji orel
— bird of prey
Lower Sorbian:
rybjecy hodlaŕ
— bird of prey
Spanish:
águila pescadora
— bird of prey
Spanish:
gavilán pescador
— bird of prey
Spanish:
guincho
— bird of prey
Spanish:
halieto
— bird of prey
Swahili:
kipungu
— bird of prey
Swedish:
fiskgjuse
— bird of prey
Telugu:
కురరము
(kuraramu)
— bird of prey
Tocharian B:
kurār-lūwo
— bird of prey
Turkish:
balık kartalı
— bird of prey
Udmurt:
чорыгасьдушес
(ćorygaśdušes)
— bird of prey
