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    STRIX OCCIDENTALIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chestplay

    Synonyms:

    spotted owl; Strix occidentalis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Strix occidentalis" 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 occidentalis" is a member of...):

    genus Strix; Strix (owls lacking ear tufts)

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