black kite

/blæk kaɪt/
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Other forms: black kites

Definitions of black kite
  1. noun
    dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
    synonyms: Milvus migrans
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    type of:
    kite
    any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
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