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

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

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)

Alexander, account of fish hawk and bald eagle, 51, 52.Wind-flower, 119-121.Wisconsin, settling in, 58-62; life in, 62-287.

From The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by Muir, John

I succeeded perfectly in substituting nuts for meat with all the animals experimented upon, including a fish hawk, with the single exception of an old bald-headed eagle, which refused to be converted.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association