black-winged kite
noun
Any of several small pale kites of the genus Elanus; now specifically E. caeruleus of Africa, tropical Asia, and south-west Europe; also called black-shouldered kite.
- E. caeruleus is sometimes regarded as including related forms from Australia and North America..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Analyst. Compare scientific Latin Elanus melanopterus.
- photoactive
- photoactivity
- photoaffinity
- photoaged
- photoageing
- photoaging
- photoallergic
- photoallergy
- photo-aquatint
- photoassimilate
- photoassimilation
- photoautotroph
- photoautotrophic
- photoautotrophy
- photobacterium
- photo-bibliography
- photo-biography
- photobiological
- photobiologist
- photobiology
- photobiont
- photobiotic
- photobleach
- photobleached
- photobleaching