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SURNIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of hawk-like owls

Synonyms:

genus Surnia; Surnia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Surnia"):

hawk owl; Surnia ulula (grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere)

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

family Strigidae; Strigidae (a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)

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