单词 | pariah kite |
释义 | > as lemmaspariah kite pariah kite n. (in South Asia) the black kite, Milvus migrans. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > kites > haliastur indus Brahminy kite1762 pariah kite1877 1877–8 V. Ball Jungle Life India (1880) xiv. 655 The scavenger or pariah kites (Milvus govinda)..though generally to be seen about the tents, are not common in the jungles. 1982 A. Desai Village by Sea i. 17 Only the pariah kites wheeled in the sky, looking down..from their great height and distance. < as lemmas |
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