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Osprey

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Heb. 'ozniyyah, an unclean bird according to the Mosaic law (Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 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 Palestine.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Osprey'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​o/osprey.html. 1897.
 
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