OSPREY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

Synonyms:

fish eagle; fish hawk; osprey; Pandion haliaetus; sea eagle

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("osprey" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("osprey" is a member of...):

genus Pandion; Pandion (type genus of the Pandionidae)

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