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an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail.[1870-75]
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Swallow-tailed kite — Swallow tailed Swal low tailed , a. 1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow s tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow tailed coat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swallow-tailed Kite — Taxobox name = Swallow tailed Kite status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Elanoides species = E. forficatus binomial =… … Wikipedia
swallow-tailed kite — noun graceful North American black and white kite • Syn: ↑swallow tailed hawk, ↑Elanoides forficatus • Hypernyms: ↑kite • Member Holonyms: ↑Elanoides, ↑genus Elanoides * * * … Useful english dictionary
swallow-tailed kite — Fork tailed Fork tailed , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow tailed; said of many birds. [1913 Webster] {Fork tailed flycatcher} (Zo[ o]l.), a tropical American flycatcher ({Milvulus tyrannus}).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
African Swallow-tailed Kite — Taxobox name = African Swallow tailed Kite status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Chelictinia species = C. riocourii binomial = Chelictinia… … Wikipedia
African swallow-tailed kite — afrikiniai kregždiniai pesliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Chelictinia angl. African swallow tailed kite vok. Schwalbenschwanzaar, m rus. африканский дымчатый коршун, m pranc. élanion naucler, m ryšiai: platesnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
African swallow-tailed kite — afrikinis kregždinis peslys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Chelictinia riocourii; Elanus riocourii angl. African swallow tailed kite vok. Schwalbenschwanzaar, m rus. африканский дымчатый коршун, m pranc. élanion naucler … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
American swallow-tailed kite — amerikiniai kregždiniai pesliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Elanoides angl. American swallow tailed kite vok. Schwalbenweih, m rus. вилохвостый коршун, m; ласточковый коршун, m pranc. milan à queue fourchue, m ryšiai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
American swallow-tailed kite — amerikinis kregždinis peslys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Elanoides forficatus angl. American swallow tailed kite vok. Schwalbenweih, m rus. вилохвостый коршун, m; ласточковый коршун, m pranc. milan à queue fourchue, m … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Swallow-tailed — Swal low tailed , a. 1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow s tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow tailed coat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
