osprey
osprey — 名詞
- ospreysingular
- ospreysplural
1. a large bird that hunts and eats fish, found near rivers, lakes, and coasts arou
魚鷹；鶚
以魚為食的大型猛禽
a large bird that hunts and eats fish, found near rivers, lakes, and coasts around the world, with a white underside and a dark brown back and wings
An osprey built its nest on the wooden platform beside the lake.
一隻魚鷹在湖邊的木造平台上築了巢。
nest-building context; osprey + platform/lake
Vivek watched the osprey dive into the river and surface with a fish.
Vivek 看著那隻魚鷹潛入河裡，叼著魚浮出水面。
dive into + body of water for hunting
The osprey's wings can span nearly two metres from tip to tip.
魚鷹的翅膀展開可達近兩公尺。
Tourists gathered at the harbour every spring to watch the ospreys catch fish.
每年春天，遊客都會聚集在港口觀賞魚鷹捕魚。
Unlike most birds of prey, the osprey feeds almost entirely on fish.
與大多數猛禽不同，魚鷹幾乎完全以魚為食。
- fish hawk
informal common name used in North America
- sea hawk
less frequent alternative name
- Pandion haliaetus
scientific name used in biology and conservation contexts