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Meanings of black kite in English

Catalan
milà negre

Dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion.

milà negre
Usage of black kite in English
1
The dark man had lifted his arms inside his robe, turning the robe into the shape of a black kite.
The stand
2
High-flying black kites and ground-skimming marsh harriers searched for dead or dying fish.
The Plains of Passage
3
He watched the crows circling around like black kites, and his mouth watered.
The Wolf’s Hour
4
Susliks were the preferred prey of black kites, though the long-winged hawks also fed on other rodents, and carrion and insects as well.
The Mammoth Hunters
5
"It's a black kite, actually," Bast said.
The red pyramid
6
"And it's a hot one, ain't it?" said Tom, squinting at a buzzard floating like a black kite, high in the sky.
Rot & ruin
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