Associations to the word «Milvus»

Wiktionary

MILVUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae   — certain kites.
MILVUS AEGYPTIUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae   — the yellow-billed kite.
MILVUS MIGRANS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae   — the black kite.
MILVUS MILVUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae   — the red kite.

Dictionary definition

MILVUS, noun. A genus including the common European kits.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats