noun
a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds
• Syn: ↑genus Elanus
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑white-tailed kite, ↑Elanus leucurus
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\\ˈelənəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek elanos kite
Useful english dictionary. 2012.