osprey Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
osprey in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Heb. 'ozniyyah, an unclean bird according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12); the fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus); one of the lesser eagles. But the Hebrew word may be taken to denote the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus of Southern Europe), one of the most abundant of the eagle tribe found in Israel.
osprey in Smith's Bible Dictionary
The Hebrew word occurs in #Le 11:13| and Deut 14:12 so the name of some unclean bird. It's probably either the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) or the white-tailed eagle (Haliaetus albicella).
osprey in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
(See OSPRAY.)