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Osprey — Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Osprey — (engl. für Fischadler) steht für: Osprey Klasse (1876), eine Klasse von vier Sloops der britischen Royal Navy Osprey Klasse (1991), eine Klasse von zwölf Minenjagdbooten der US Navy Bell Boeing V 22 (V 22 Osprey), ein Kipprotorflugzeug mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Osprey — Osprey, FL U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 4143 Housing Units (2000): 2267 Land area (2000): 5.455246 sq. miles (14.129021 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.611009 sq. miles (1.582507 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.066255 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Osprey, FL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 4143 Housing Units (2000): 2267 Land area (2000): 5.455246 sq. miles (14.129021 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.611009 sq. miles (1.582507 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.066255 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
osprey — [äs′prē, äs′prā] n. pl. ospreys [LME ospray, ult. < L ossifraga, osprey, lit., the bone breaker < os, a bone (see OSSIFY) + frangere, to BREAK] a large, black and white diving bird of prey of a family (Pandionidae) having only one species… … English World dictionary
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}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The fishhawk ({Pandion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
osprey — (n.) fishing hawk, mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. ospriet, from M.L. avis prede bird of prey, from L. avis praedæ, a generic term apparently confused with this specific bird in Old French on its similarity to OSSIFRAGE (Cf. ossifrage) … Etymology dictionary
osprey — ► NOUN (pl. ospreys) ▪ a large fish eating bird of prey with a white underside and crown. ORIGIN apparently from Latin ossifraga, from os bone + frangere to break … English terms dictionary
Osprey — For other uses, see Osprey (disambiguation). Osprey North American subspecies Conservation status … Wikipedia
osprey — /os pree/, n., pl. ospreys. 1. Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish. 2. a plume for trimming hats. [1425 75; late ME ospray(e) L ossifraga OSSIFRAGE; cf. MF orfraie, offraie, OF ospres] * * * or fish hawk… … Universalium
Osprey — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pour l’article homophone, voir Ospreys. Osprey désigne le balbuzard pêcheur en anglais. V 22 Osprey, un avion de transport militaire américain.… … Wikipédia en Français
