everglades kite

noun

ev·​er·​glades kite

ˈevə(r)ˌglādz-

variants or everglade kite

-d-

often capitalized E

: a small bluish gray kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus) ranging from South America to Florida

Word History

Etymology

from the Everglades, a large tract of marshland in southern Florida

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