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fish-hawk † 
n. the osprey, Pandion haliaetus.
See also: fish-eagle (def. 2) fishing eagle (def. 1)
- 1853 . . . another incident occurred to our voyageurs, which illustrated the habits of a very interesting bird, the "osprey," or fish-hawk, as it is more familiarly known [in the Northwest].
- 1902 All at once, the fish-hawk was seen to poise on steady wing [New Brunswick].
- 1940 . . . there were the plunging fish-hawks and the patient hunched herons standing on one leg [Manitoba].
- 1965 The osprey's local name is fish-hawk, and the "hawk-nest tree" became a landmark [Nova Scotia].
- 1853 . . . another incident occurred to our voyageurs, which illustrated the habits of a very interesting bird, the "osprey," or fish-hawk, as it is more familiarly known [in the Northwest].