French word orfraie comes from Latin ossifragus (Bone-breaking Osprey, sea eagle.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ossifragus | Latin (lat) | Bone-breaking Osprey, sea eagle. |
osfraie | Old French (fro) | |
orfraie | French (fra) | Bird of ill omen. Osprey. White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). |