GENUS SCELOGLAUX

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sceloglaux mean? 

• GENUS SCELOGLAUX (noun)
  The noun GENUS SCELOGLAUX has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Strigidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS SCELOGLAUX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SCELOGLAUX (noun)

Meaning:

A genus of Strigidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux

Hypernyms ("genus Sceloglaux" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Sceloglaux"):

laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies (almost extinct owl of New Zealand)

Holonyms ("genus Sceloglaux" is a member of...):

family Strigidae; Strigidae (a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)