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OTUS ASIO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Otus asio mean? 

OTUS ASIO (noun)
  The noun OTUS ASIO has 1 sense:

1. small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistleplay

  Familiarity information: OTUS ASIO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OTUS ASIO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Otus asio; screech owl

Hypernyms ("Otus asio" is a kind of...):

bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)

Holonyms ("Otus asio" is a member of...):

genus Otus; Otus (a genus of Strigidae)


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