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Plural of osprey

regular plural

The plural of osprey is ospreys.

Forms of osprey

Singularosprey /ˈɑspɹi/
Pluralospreys
Countablecountable

Ospreys in a sentence

  • A pair of ospreys bred at a confidential nesting site in Co.2023 August 24, Mairead Sheehy, “'Like finding long-lost treasure': Ospreys breed in Ireland for first time in 200 years”, in Irish Examiner
  • Paradise plumes and thick clusters of ospreys, or deep fringes of them, continue to be the aristocracy of millineric ornaments, but are curiously and rakishly disposed.1921 June 11, “Dress at Ascot. As It Was and Is.”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 20,638, London, page 6. From the entry millineric

Meaning of osprey

  1. noun A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
  2. noun Aigrette (ornamental feather).

Full definition of osprey

Questions about the plural of osprey

What is the plural of osprey?
The plural of osprey is ospreys.
Is osprey countable?
Osprey is a countable noun.

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