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SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sceloglaux albifacies mean? 

SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES (noun)
  The noun SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES has 1 sense:

1. almost extinct owl of New Zealandplay

  Familiarity information: SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Almost extinct owl of New Zealand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies

Hypernyms ("Sceloglaux albifacies" 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 ("Sceloglaux albifacies" is a member of...):

genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux (a genus of Strigidae)


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