ELANUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Elanus mean? 

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

1. a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELANUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Elanus; genus Elanus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Elanus"):

Elanus leucurus; white-tailed kite (grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions)

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

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