HORNED OWL

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Meaning:

Large owls having prominent ear tufts

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("horned owl" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "horned owl"):

Bubo virginianus; great horned owl (brown North American horned owl)

Holonyms ("horned owl" is a member of...):

Bubo; genus Bubo (a genus of Strigidae)

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