| 单词 | letter-winged kite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasletter-winged kite letter-winged kite n. a small, largely nocturnal kite of central Australia, Elanus scriptus (family Accipitridae), having white and pale grey plumage with a contrasting black stripe on the underside of the wings. ΚΠ 1842 J. Gould Birds Austral. (1848) I. Pl. 24 Elanus scriptus..Letter-winged Kite. 1920 Argus (Melbourne) 9 Apr. 8/5 We have several hawks of handsome plumage, notably the falcons, the sparrow-hawk, and black-shoulder and letter-winged kites. 2005 Jrnl. Mammal. 86 699/1 Avian predators of small mammals, particularly barn owls (Tyto alba), black-shouldered kites (Elanus axillaris) and letter-winged kites (E. scriptus) also became abundant during 2001. < as lemmas |
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