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Noun
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae belonging to one of the following groups:
Any bird of subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring.
A bird of genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering. Also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.
A lightweight toy or other device carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
(geometry) A quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair being consecutive.
(banking) A fraudulent draft, such as a check one drawn on insufficient funds or with altered face value.
(astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
