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brahminy kite

Brah·mi·ny kite
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brah-muh-nee]
    • /ˈbrɑ mə ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brah-muh-nee]
    • /ˈbrɑ mə ni/

Definition of brahminy kite words

  • noun brahminy kite a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast. 1
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Origin of brahminy kite

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; Brahminy, derivative of Brahmin, by analogy to such words as Bengali

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Parts of speech for Brahminy kite

noun
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brahminy kite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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