TYTO ALBA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Tyto alba mean? • TYTO ALBA (noun)
The noun TYTO ALBA has 1 sense:
1. mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
Familiarity information: TYTO ALBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TYTO ALBA (noun)
Meaning:
Mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
barn owl; Tyto alba
Hypernyms ("Tyto alba" 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 ("Tyto alba" is a member of...):
genus Tyto; Tyto (type and only genus of the family Tytonidae)
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