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SCELOGLAUX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Strigidae

Synonyms:

genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Sceloglaux" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Sceloglaux"):

laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies (almost extinct owl of New Zealand)

Holonyms ("Sceloglaux" is a member of...):

family Strigidae; Strigidae (a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)

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