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TYTO ALBA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
Synonyms:
barn owl; Tyto alba
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tyto alba" 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 ("Tyto alba" is a member of...):
genus Tyto; Tyto (type and only genus of the family Tytonidae)