HyperDic: genus_otus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Otus:
NOUNanimalgenus Otus, Otusa genus of Strigidae
English > genus Otus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA genus of Strigidae.
SynonymOtus
Member ofStrigidae, family StrigidaeA family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes
Membersscops owlAny of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
screech owl, Otus asiosmall North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
Broaderbird genusA genus of birds
Spanishgenus otus, otus
Catalangenus otus, otus

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