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Any of a group of birds of prey found in all parts of the world. Kites have long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail. There are about 20 species. (Family Accipitridae, order Falconiformes.)

North America has five species, including the American swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficartus) of the southeastern US, which catches insects in flight as well as dropping down on snakes and lizards.

The red kite (Milvus milvus), found in Europe, has the characteristic forked tail and narrow wings, and is about 60 cm/2 ft long.

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Diagram of the geometric shape, demonstrating its properties: two pairs of adjacent equal sides and only one line of symmetry.

Quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent equal sides. The geometry of this figure follows from the fact that it has one axis of symmetry.
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