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elanid kite

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors of the Elaninae subfamily.

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  • Catalan: elanin — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鸢亚科 (yuānyàkē) — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Esperanto: elanio — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Finnish: liitohaukka — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • French: élanion — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Hungarian: kuhiformák — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Lithuanian: sakalūnas — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elanineglente — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Polish: kaniuk — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Russian: ды́мчатый ко́ршун (dýmčatyj kóršun) — bird of the Elaninae subfamily
  • Spanish: elanio — bird of the Elaninae subfamily