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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Accipitriformes —ospreys .
Etymologies
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Pandion + -idae
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Pandionidae have enlarged, highly recurved talons on each digit, an adaptation for piscivory, convergently seen to a lesser extent in fishing eagles.
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