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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ospraynoun

    The sea-eagle, of which it is reported, that when he hovers in the air, all the fish in the water turn up their bellies, and lie still for him to seize which he pleases. Thomas Hanmer

    Etymology: corrupted from ossifraga, Latin.

    I think he’ll be to Rome
    As is the ospray to the fish who takes it,
    By sovereignty of nature. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    Among the fowls shall not be eaten, the eagle, the ossifrage, and the ospray. Numbers xi. 13.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ospray in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ospray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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