OTUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Otus mean? • OTUS (noun)
The noun OTUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Strigidae
Familiarity information: OTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OTUS (noun)
Meaning:
A genus of Strigidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Otus; Otus
Hypernyms ("Otus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Otus"):
Otus asio; screech owl (small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle)
scops owl (any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call)
Holonyms ("Otus" is a member of...):
family Strigidae; Strigidae (a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)
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