Bubo

See also: bubo, bubó, and boo-boo

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin būbō (“owl”).

Proper noun

Bubo m

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – horned owls, eagle owls and fish owls.

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; Striginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Bubo bubo (Eurasian eagle owl) - type species; for other species see Bubo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Horned owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bubo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Bubo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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