fishhawk

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an osprey, a large bird of prey that dives feet-first to catch fish

   A fishhawk circled above the lake before plunging toward the surface.

A compound of fish and hawk, also written fish hawk. The descriptive common name was applied to the osprey because fish make up nearly all of its diet and it catches them with a dramatic plunge, although the osprey belongs to its own family rather than to the true hawk family.

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