elanus

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	elanus leucurus, white-tailed kite,
definition	:	grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	accipitridae, family accipitridae,
definition	:	hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles (noun.animal)