Meanings
nounswallow-tailed kite (plural swallow-tailed kites)
plural swallow-tailed kites
- Any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South America,Elanoides forficatus.
Synonyms & antonyms
noungraceful North American black-and-white kite
Similar
swallow-tailed hawkElanoides forficatus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan milà cuaforcat
- milà cuaforcatvarious species of kite native to the Americas
Dutch zwaluwstaartwouw
- zwaluwstaartwouwvarious species of kite native to the Americas
French naucler à queue fourchue, milan à queue fourchue
- naucler à queue fourchuevarious species of kite native to the Americas
- milan à queue fourchuevarious species of kite native to the Americas
German Schwalbenweih
- Schwalbenweihvarious species of kite native to the Americas
Polish jaskólak
- jaskólakvarious species of kite native to the Americas
Russian вилохво́стый ко́ршун, ла́сточковый ко́ршун
- вилохво́стый ко́ршун (viloxvóstyj kóršun)various species of kite native to the Americas
- ла́сточковый ко́ршун (lástočkovyj kóršun)various species of kite native to the Americas
Welsh barcud cynffonwennol
- barcud cynffonwennolvarious species of kite native to the Americas
Cite this entry
APA
swallow-tailed kite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallow-tailed%20kite
MLA
“swallow-tailed kite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallow-tailed%20kite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swallow-tailed kite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallow-tailed%20kite.
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