"cerf-volant" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛʁ.vɔ.lɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-cerf-volant.wav Forms: cerfs-volants [plural]
Etymology: From cerf (“deer”) + volant (“flying”, present participle of voler, "to fly"), because it is winged, with mandibles that resemble a deer's antlers. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|cerf|volant|pos2=present participle of voler, "to fly"|t1=deer|t2=flying}} cerf (“deer”) + volant (“flying”, present participle of voler, "to fly") Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|cerfs-volants}} cerf-volant m (plural cerfs-volants)
  1. stag beetle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cerf-volant-fr-noun-FLyxl5iO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 3 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɛʁ.vɔ.lɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-cerf-volant.wav Forms: cerfs-volants [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from Old French serpe (“serpent, dragon”) + volant (“flying”), converging with cerf-volant due to the similar pronunciation and appearance. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|serpe||}} Old French serpe, {{af|fr|Old French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">serpe</i>|volant|t1=serpent, dragon|t2=flying}} Old French serpe (“serpent, dragon”) + volant (“flying”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|cerfs-volants}} cerf-volant m (plural cerfs-volants)
  1. kite (toy) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cerf-volant-fr-noun-EaADezp2
  2. (geometry) kite Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Geometry, Shapes, Toys Categories (lifeform): Scarabaeoids
    Sense id: en-cerf-volant-fr-noun-jox9QrRW Disambiguation of Shapes: 13 2 85 Disambiguation of Toys: 28 23 49 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 42 3 55 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 3 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 5 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 4 59 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cervolisme, cervoliste
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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