noun
a genus including the common European kits
• Syn: ↑genus-Milvus
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae
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\\ˈmilvəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of birds (family Falconidae) including the common European kite
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Milvus /milˈvəs/
noun
The kite genus of birds of prey
ORIGIN: L milvus a kite
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milˈvine adjective
Useful english dictionary. 2012.