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Elanoides

Elanoides

9.9
A group of medium birds of prey like the swallow-tailed kite
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Elanoides genus is best known for the swallow-tailed kite, a striking bird found in the Americas.

Examples

  • Ornithologists observed several members of the Elanoides genus soaring gracefully above the wetlands.

  • Research on Elanoides helps scientists understand the evolution of flight in raptors.

  • The Elanoides is known for its impressive flying skills.

  • Did you see the Elanoides soaring above the trees?

  • Ornithologists observed several members of the Elanoides genus soaring gracefully above the wetlands.

  • The Elanoides genus is best known for the swallow-tailed kite, a striking bird found in the Americas.

  • Research on Elanoides helps scientists understand the evolution of flight in raptors.

Compounds

Elanoides forficatus
  • Specialized
9.9

A graceful black-and-white bird with a long forked tail

Surface Forms

Elanoides singular
Elanoideses plural

Etymology

The word Elanoides comes from a Greek word elanos meaning 'kite' and the ending -oides meaning 'like', as in humanoid 'like a human'. So Elanoides means 'kite-like', which fits because it is a group of kite birds.