osprey

FREQ #48858

n. 白色的羽毛, 鹗

发音

US /ˈɑspɹi/
UK /ˈɒspɹeɪ/
SCOT /ˈɔspre/

词形变化

ospreys 复数 ospreys

别名

ospray

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    鱼鹰

    鹗

    1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.

  2. 2.

    Aigrette (ornamental feather).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

fish eagle fishhawk sea eagle

上位词 1

hawk

相关短语

western osprey

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary