black kite

noun

A species of kite, Milvus migrans, widely distributed throughout the Old World.

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shitehawkMilvus migrans
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Meanings

nounblack kite (plural black kites)

plural black kites

  1. A species of kite, Milvus migrans, widely distributed throughout the Old World.

    Synonyms: shitehawk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of kite, Milvus migrans, widely distributed throughout the Old World.

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shitehawk

More synonyms by meaning

noundark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion

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Milvus migrans
Broader
kite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch zwarte wouw
  • zwarte wouwspecies of kite
Finnish haarahaukka
  • haarahaukkaspecies of kite
French milan noir
  • milan noirspecies of kite
German Schwarzmilan
  • Schwarzmilanspecies of kite
Italian nibbio bruno
  • nibbio brunospecies of kite
Japanese 鳶
  • 鳶 (tobi, tonbi)species of kite
Romanian gaie neagră, gaie brună
  • gaie neagrăspecies of kite
  • gaie brunăspecies of kite
Russian чёрный ко́ршун
  • чёрный ко́ршун (čórnyj kóršun)species of kite
Swedish brun glada
  • brun gladaspecies of kite
Turkish kara çaylak
  • kara çaylakspecies of kite
Cite this entry
APA

black kite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20kite

MLA

“black kite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20kite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black kite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20kite.

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