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TYTO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type and only genus of the family Tytonidae

Synonyms:

genus Tyto; Tyto

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Tyto"):

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

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

family Tytonidae; Tytonidae (comprising only the barn owls)

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