Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the Milvinæ, or having their characters.
- noun A member of the Milvinæ, any kite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A bird related to the kite.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Of or resembling birds of the
kite kind.
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Examples
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OW 1868-1885 OW larine gull OW tringine sandpiper OW meleagrine turkey W trochilidine humming - milvine kite 1727-1842 bird 1885 OW OW trochiline humming - nestorine kea, kaka W bird W phasianine pheasant turdine thrush 1890 1868
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