Brahminy kite

American  

[brah-muh-nee] / ˈbrɑ mə ni /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Brahminy kite

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

Example Sentences

Garūda, the Brahminy kite, the bird on which Vishnu rides, was the great subduer of snakes, and hence probably snake-charmers are called Garūdi.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)