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osprey

/ˈɔːspɹi/AW-spree
/ˈɔspɹi/AW-spree

Meaningbone-breaking bird

Common meaning: large fish-eating bird of prey

Journey through time

  1. Latinossifraga‘bone-breaking bird’source
  2. Frenchorfraie‘bird of prey’source
  3. Englishosprey‘large fish-eating bird of prey’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ossifraga ‘bone-breaking bird’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry OSPREY, p. 408 · dictionary scan

Roots

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