swallow-tailed kite

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Definitions of swallow-tailed kite words

noun swallow-tailed kite an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail. 1
noun swallow-tailed kite variety of bird 1

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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