Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swallow-tailed kite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: swal-low--tailed kite
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South America,Elanoides forficatus.

Inflected Forms

swallow-tailed kites (plural)

Synonyms

swallow-tailed hawk elanoides forficatus

Questions

What does swallow-tailed kite mean?: Any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South America,Elanoides forficatus.

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