MILVINE

Etymology

Adjective

milvine (comparative more milvine, superlative most milvine)

(zoology) Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.

Source: Wiktionary


Mil"vine, a. Etym: [L. milvus kite.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.

Mil"vine, n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: A bird related to the kite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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