Meanings (ES + gloss)
gavilán pescador • guincho • halieto • águila pescadora
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.
1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.
But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.
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