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TYTO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tyto mean?
• TYTO (noun)
The noun TYTO has 1 sense:
1. type and only genus of the family Tytonidae
Familiarity information: TYTO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type and only genus of the family Tytonidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Tyto; Tyto
Hypernyms ("Tyto" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Tyto"):
barn owl; Tyto alba (mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control)
Holonyms ("Tyto" is a member of...):
family Tytonidae; Tytonidae (comprising only the barn owls)
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