noun
type and only genus of the family Tytonidae
• Syn: ↑genus Tyto
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tytonidae, ↑family Tytonidae
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\\ˈtīd.(ˌ)ō\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Tyton-, Tyto, from Greek tytō owl, of imitative origin
: a cosmopolitan genus of owls coextensive with the family Tyronidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.