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Webster 1913 Edition
Milvus
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Mil′vus
,Noun.
[L., a kite.]
(Zool.)
A genus of raptorial birds, including the European kite.
2.
An actor in such representations.
Definition 2024
Milvus
Milvus
See also: milvus
Translingual
Proper noun
Milvus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain kites.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Milvinae - subfamily
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276