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snail kite

snail kite noun: a kite of species Rostrhamus sociabilis, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical South America, known for feeding mostly on apple snails.

Noun

snail kite (plural snail kites)

  1. A kite of species Rostrhamus sociabilis, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical South America, known for feeding mostly on apple snails.

Forms of snail kite

pluralsnail kites

Questions about snail kite

What does snail kite mean?
Snail kite means a kite of species Rostrhamus sociabilis, native to Florida, the Caribbean, and tropical South America, known for feeding mostly on apple snails.
What part of speech is snail kite?
Snail kite is a noun.
What is the plural of snail kite?
The plural of snail kite is snail kites.

Words near snail kite in the dictionary

  1. snail darter
  2. snail darters
  3. snail fever
  4. snail king
  5. snail kings
  6. snail kite
  7. snail kites
  8. snail mail
  9. snail pace
  10. snail paces
  11. snail shell

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