desert kite

noun

A funnel trap constructed of stone and found in Middle Eastern deserts, intended to trap migrating game animals.

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Meanings

noundesert kite (plural desert kites)

plural desert kites

  1. anthropologyA funnel trap constructed of stone and found in Middle Eastern deserts, intended to trap migrating game animals.
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desert kite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20kite

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