ossifrage


os·si·frage

O0140300 (ŏs′ə-frĭj, -frāj′)n.1. See lammergeier.2. Archaic An osprey.
[Latin ossifraga, from ossifragus, bone-breaking : os, oss-, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots + frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

ossifrage

(ˈɒsɪfrɪdʒ; -ˌfreɪdʒ) n (Animals) an archaic name for lammergeier, osprey1[C17: from Latin ossifraga sea eagle; see osprey]

lam•mer•gei•er

or lam•mer•gey•er or lam•mer•geir

(ˈlæm ərˌgaɪ ər, -ˌgaɪər)

n. a large, eaglelike Eurasian vulture, Gypaëtus barbatus, with a tuft of bristlelike feathers below the bill. [1810–20; < German Lämmergeier=Lämmer, pl. of Lamm lamb + Geier vulture]