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STRIX NEBULOSA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Strix nebulosa mean?

• STRIX NEBULOSA (noun)
The noun STRIX NEBULOSA has 1 sense:

1. large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia

Familiarity information: STRIX NEBULOSA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• STRIX NEBULOSA (noun)

Sense 1

Strix nebulosa ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

great gray owl; great grey owl; Strix nebulosa

Hypernyms ("Strix nebulosa" is a kind of...):

bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)

Holonyms ("Strix nebulosa" is a member of...):

genus Strix; Strix (owls lacking ear tufts)

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