GENUS TYTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Tyto mean? 

• GENUS TYTO (noun)
  The noun GENUS TYTO has 1 sense:

1. type and only genus of the family Tytonidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS TYTO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS TYTO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and only genus of the family Tytonidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Tyto; Tyto

Hypernyms ("genus Tyto" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Tyto"):

barn owl; Tyto alba (mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control)

Holonyms ("genus Tyto" is a member of...):

family Tytonidae; Tytonidae (comprising only the barn owls)