GENUS SURNIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Surnia mean? 

• GENUS SURNIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS SURNIA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of hawk-like owls

  Familiarity information: GENUS SURNIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SURNIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of hawk-like owls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Surnia; Surnia

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Surnia"):

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

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

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