fish hawk

American  

noun

1. osprey.

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fish hawk British  

noun

1. another name for the osprey

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Etymology

Origin of fish hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Example Sentences

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fish hawk

Millions of Americans have never seen a fish hawk.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

I am convinced that the fish hawk sometimes feeds on the wing.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John

An osprey, the great fish hawk of the bay region, swooped overhead on lazy wings, sharp eyes alert for small fish near the water's surface.

From The Flying Stingaree by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

With the picture still in their minds of a great fish hawk skimming through the air, as they had often seen him do at home, there now came a sound of whirring far above them.

From The Motor Maids Across the Continent by Stokes, Katherine