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    GENUS TYTO

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type and only genus of the family Tytonidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Tyto; Tyto

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Tyto"):

    barn owl; Tyto alba (mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control)

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

    family Tytonidae; Tytonidae (comprising only the barn owls)

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