bird of minerva
English Thesaurus
1. nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes (noun.animal)
| hyponym | : | owlet, |
| definition | : | young owl (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | horned owl, |
| definition | : | large owls having prominent ear tufts (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | strix aluco, tawny owl, |
| definition | : | reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | barred owl, strix varia, |
| definition | : | large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | otus asio, screech owl, |
| definition | : | small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | screech owl, |
| definition | : | any owl that has a screeching cry (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | scops owl, |
| definition | : | any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | spotted owl, strix occidentalis, |
| definition | : | a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hoot owl, |
| definition | : | any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hawk owl, surnia ulula, |
| definition | : | grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | asio otus, long-eared owl, |
| definition | : | slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | barn owl, tyto alba, |
| definition | : | mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | owlet, |
| definition | : | young owl (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | hoot, |
| definition | : | utter the characteristic sound of owls (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | owlet, |
| definition | : | young owl (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | hoot, |
| definition | : | utter the characteristic sound of owls (verb.communication) |
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