HyperDic: laughing_owl

English > 1 sense of the expression *laughing owl*:
NOUN	animal	laughing owl, laughing jackass, Sceloglaux albifacies	almost extinct owl of New Zealand

English > *laughing owl*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	almost extinct owl of New Zealand.
Synonyms	laughing jackass, Sceloglaux albifacies
Member of	Sceloglaux, genus Sceloglaux	A genus of Strigidae
Broader	owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter	nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes