swallow-tailed kite
noun
an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail.
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Origin of swallow-tailed kite
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby swallow-tailed kite
swallow hole, swallow one's pride, swallow one's words, swallow-tailed, swallow-tailed coat, swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tanager, swallowing reflex, swallowtail, swallowwort, swam
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