Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(ossifrage, bone-breaker). An unclean bird; probably the osprey or sea-eagle (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
The ospray is a bird allied to the large fish-eating eagles. It steadily balances itself over the water with scarcely a wing moving, and darts down upon a fish when it comes to the surface, strikes its sharp hooked talons into its side, and carries it to the shore. It was classed among the unclean birds (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12). The ospray belongs to the family of Falconidæ, of the order of birds which seize their food with violence. The Pandion haliaeetus is the species probably alluded to.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
`ozniyah
Meaning:
probably feminine of 5797; probably the sea-eagle (from its strength)