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BIRD OF MINERVA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Synonyms:
bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bird of Minerva" is a kind of...):
bird of prey; raptor; raptorial bird (any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bird of Minerva"):
owlet (young owl)
Athene noctua; little owl (small European owl)
horned owl (large owls having prominent ear tufts)
great gray owl; great grey owl; Strix nebulosa (large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia)
Strix aluco; tawny owl (reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes)
barred owl; Strix varia (large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown)
Otus asio; screech owl (small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle)
screech owl (any owl that has a screeching cry)
scops owl (any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call)
spotted owl; Strix occidentalis (a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest)
hoot owl (any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching)
hawk owl; Surnia ulula (grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere)
Asio otus; long-eared owl (slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts)
laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies (almost extinct owl of New Zealand)
barn owl; Tyto alba (mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control)
Holonyms ("bird of Minerva" is a member of...):
order Strigiformes; Strigiformes (owls)
