STRIX OCCIDENTALIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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)

Credits