Found 2 items, similar to Pandion haliaetus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Pandion haliaetus Pandion haliaetus n : large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn: osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, sea eagle]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pandion haliaetus Osprey \Os"prey\, Ospray \Os"pray\, n. [Through OF. fr. L. ossifraga (orig., the bone breaker); prob. influenced by oripelargus (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Gr. ?); cf. OF. orpres, and F. orfraie. See Ossifrage.] (Zo["o]l.) The fishhawk (Pandion haliaetus). [1913 Webster] Fishhawk \Fish"hawk`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The osprey (Pandion halia["e]tus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard. [1913 Webster]