elanet|ˈɛlənɪt| [app.f.mod.L. elān-us (by some writers conjectured to be ad.Fr.élan darting motion) + -et1.] A species of kite, the Elanus melanopterus or Black-winged Swallow-hawk. 1880Libr.Univ.Knowl. VIII. 538 Kite..a genus of falconidæ, or a sub-family including elanets, etc.