pandion haliaetus

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   large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

   Synonymsospreyfish hawkfish eaglesea eagle

   Broaderhawk

   Part ofPandion

Questions about pandion haliaetus

What does pandion haliaetus mean?

pandion haliaetus means "large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years".

What is another word for pandion haliaetus?

Close synonyms include osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, sea eagle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pandion haliaetus a common word?

pandion haliaetus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.