Brahminy kite

[ brah-muh-nee ]

noun

1. a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brahminy kite¹

First recorded in 1880–85; Brahminy, derivative of Brahmin, by analogy to such words as Bengali