MILVUS

Milvus, genus-Milvus

(noun) a genus including the common European kits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mil"vus, n. Etym: [L., a kite.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of raptorial birds, including the European kite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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