English noun: owl |
1. | owl (animal) nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes |
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| Synonyms | bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Asio otus, Athene noctua, barn owl, barred owl, great gray owl, great grey owl, hawk owl, hoot owl, horned owl, laughing jackass, laughing owl, little owl, long-eared owl, Otus asio, owlet, Sceloglaux albifacies, scops owl, screech owl, screech owl, spotted owl, Strix aluco, Strix nebulosa, Strix occidentalis, Strix varia, Surnia ulula, tawny owl, Tyto alba |
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| Member meronym | order Strigiformes, Strigiformes |
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