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Brahminy kite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Haliastur indus, a medium-sized bird of prey with reddish-brown plumage and a white head and breast, found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Brahminy, Pondicherry eagle, red-backed sea eagle

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: milà capblanc — Bird
  • Finnish: bramiinihaukka — Bird
  • Khmer: ខ្លែងឆាបលឿងក្រមៅ (khlaeng chaap lɨəng krɑɑmɨw) — Bird
  • Korean: 흰머리솔개 (huinmeorisolgae) — Bird
  • Malayalam: ഗരുഡൻ (garuḍaṉ) — Bird
  • Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണപ്പരുന്ത് (kr̥ṣṇapparuntŭ) — Bird
  • Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੀ ਇੱਲ (brāhmaṇī illa) — Bird
  • Tamil: கருடன் (karuṭaṉ) — Bird
  • Tamil: அகிபுசம் (akipucam) — Bird
  • Telugu: గరుత్మంతుడు (garutmantuḍu) — Bird