Pandion haliaetus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Pandion haliaetus
    n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and
         builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn:
         {osprey}, {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion
         haliaetus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Osprey \Os"prey\, Ospray \Os"pray\, n. [Through OF. fr. L.
   ossifraga (orig., the bone breaker); prob. influenced by
   oripelargus (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Gr. ?); cf. OF.
   orpres, and F. orfraie. See {Ossifrage}.] (Zool.)
   The fishhawk ({Pandion haliaetus}).
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fishhawk \Fish"hawk`\, n. (Zool.)
   The osprey ({Pandion halia["e]tus}), found both in Europe and
   America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and
   seizes fishes in its talons. Called also {fishing eagle}, and
   {bald buzzard}.
   [1913 Webster]

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