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swallow-tailed kite

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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 one's pride, swallow one's words, swallowtail, swallow-tailed, swallow-tailed coat, swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tanager, swallowwort, swam, swami, Swammerdam
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How to use swallow-tailed kite in a sentence

  • "A swallow-tailed kite," Knight said as the bird dropped suddenly into clearer view.

    Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party|C. E. Jacobs

  • The length of the beak would probably exclude from consideration, the swallow-tailed kite that also occurs in the region.

    Animal Figures in the Maya Codices|Alfred M. Tozzer and Glover M. Allen
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