genus tyto

English Thesaurus

1. type and only genus of the family Tytonidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	barn owl, tyto alba,
definition	:	mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family tytonidae, tytonidae,
definition	:	comprising only the barn owls (noun.animal)