Asio

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See also: asio, ASIO, a sio, and asió

Translingual

Asio otus

Etymology

Latin asio (“horned owl”)

Proper noun

Asio m

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – the long-eared owl, a true owl of nearly worldwide distribution.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Asioninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Asio abyssinicus, Asio capensis, Asio clamator, Asio flammeus, Asio madagascariensis, Asio otus, Asio stygius - species

Derived terms

References

Asio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Asio on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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