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SCELOGLAUX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sceloglaux mean?
• SCELOGLAUX (noun)
The noun SCELOGLAUX has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Strigidae
Familiarity information: SCELOGLAUX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Strigidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux
Hypernyms ("Sceloglaux" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Sceloglaux"):
laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies (almost extinct owl of New Zealand)
Holonyms ("Sceloglaux" is a member of...):
family Strigidae; Strigidae (a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)
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