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SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sceloglaux albifacies mean?
• SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES (noun)
The noun SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES has 1 sense:
1. almost extinct owl of New Zealand
Familiarity information: SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Almost extinct owl of New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies
Hypernyms ("Sceloglaux albifacies" 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 ("Sceloglaux albifacies" is a member of...):
genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux (a genus of Strigidae)
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