everglades kite

everglades kite
\\ˈevə(r)ˌglādz-\ noun or everglade kite \\-d-\
Usage: often capitalized E
Etymology: from the Everglades, a large tract of marshland in southern Florida
: a small bluish gray kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus) ranging from So. America to Florida

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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