HBBa type of large bird that kills and eats fish 鹗,鱼鹰
Examples from the Corpus
osprey• We saw a great white pine with a huge stick nest on top, probably that of an osprey.• I once watched an osprey fishing in the loch.• There is wildlife here in abundance; deer, wild cats, red squirrels, golden eagles, ospreys and reindeer.• Marsh harriers pass through and have recently bred, and even a passing osprey is a possibility.• In May thieves returned to take osprey eggs.
Originosprey
(1400-1500) Probably from an unrecorded Old Frenchosfraie, from Latinossifraga“sea eagle”, from os“bone” + frangere“to break”