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fish hawk

fish hawk

noun

  1. another name for the osprey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fish hawk1

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
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Osprey, sometimes called fish hawks, are typically found along shoreline.

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It might be that a dolphin could swim faster than Lizzie through the water and a fish hawk dive faster through the air, but nothing alive could run across Malaga Island faster than Lizzie Griffin.

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The big fish hawks put sticks in many places during the breeding season.

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Osprey are birds of prey that feed mostly on fish and are sometimes called “fish hawks.”

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To Katsi he said: “You will be a fish hawk, catch fish and eat them, live along rivers.”

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