osprey
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completely, princely
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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.
Aigrette (ornamental feather).
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41594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.
WiktionaryBut (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.
WiktionaryA pair of ospreys bred at a confidential nesting site in Co. Fermanagh in what has been described as like finding long-lost treasure.
WiktionaryAn osprey can completely submerge itself when it dives after a fish.
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