Meanings
nounelanid kite (plural elanid kites)
plural elanid kites
- Any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors of the Elaninae subfamily.
Synonyms: elanine kite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors of the Elaninae subfamily.
Similar
elanine kite
Translations
Catalan elanin
- elaninbird of the Elaninae subfamily
Chinese Mandarin 鸢亚科
- 鸢亚科 (yuānyàkē)bird of the Elaninae subfamily
Esperanto elanio
- elaniobird of the Elaninae subfamily
Finnish liitohaukka
- liitohaukkabird of the Elaninae subfamily
French élanion
- élanionbird of the Elaninae subfamily
Hungarian kuhiformák
- kuhiformákbird of the Elaninae subfamily
Lithuanian sakalūnas
- sakalūnasbird of the Elaninae subfamily
Norwegian Bokmål elanineglente
- elanineglentebird of the Elaninae subfamily
Polish kaniuk
- kaniukbird of the Elaninae subfamily
Russian ды́мчатый ко́ршун
- ды́мчатый ко́ршун (dýmčatyj kóršun)bird of the Elaninae subfamily
Spanish elanio
- elaniobird of the Elaninae subfamily
Cite this entry
APA
elanid kite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elanid%20kite
MLA
“elanid kite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elanid%20kite. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elanid kite,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elanid%20kite.
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