LAUGHING OWL

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Meaning:

Almost extinct owl of New Zealand

Synonyms:

laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("laughing 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)

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

genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux (a genus of Strigidae)

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