ELANOIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Elanoides mean? 

• ELANOIDES (noun)
  The noun ELANOIDES has 1 sense:

1. a genus of kites

  Familiarity information: ELANOIDES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELANOIDES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of kites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Elanoides; genus Elanoides

Hypernyms ("Elanoides" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Elanoides"):

Elanoides forficatus; swallow-tailed hawk; swallow-tailed kite (graceful North American black-and-white kite)

Holonyms ("Elanoides" is a member of...):

Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)