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[ˈɒspreɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large fish-eating bird of prey with long, narrow wings and a white underside and crown, found throughout the world
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French ospres, apparently based on Latin ossifraga (mentioned by Pliny and identified with the lammergeier), from os ‘bone’ + frangere ‘to break’, probably because of the lammergeier's habit of dropping bones from a height to break them and reach the marrow
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