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swallow-tailed kite

swallow-tailed kite noun: any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South America,Elanoides forficatus.

swallow-tailed kite: any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South...
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Noun

swallow-tailed kite (plural swallow-tailed kites)

  1. Any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South America,Elanoides forficatus.

Forms of swallow-tailed kite

pluralswallow-tailed kites

Questions about swallow-tailed kite

What does swallow-tailed kite mean?
Swallow-tailed kite means any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South America,Elanoides forficatus.
What part of speech is swallow-tailed kite?
Swallow-tailed kite is a noun.
What is the plural of swallow-tailed kite?
The plural of swallow-tailed kite is swallow-tailed kites.

Words near swallow-tailed kite in the dictionary

  1. swallow up
  2. swallow whole
  3. swallow wort
  4. swallow-tail
  5. swallow-tailed
  6. swallow-tailed kite
  7. swallow-tailed kites
  8. swallow-tails
  9. swallow-wort
  10. swallow-worts
  11. swallowability

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