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Otus

noun

a genus of Strigidae

• Syn: ↑genus Otus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Strigidae, ↑family Strigidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑screech owl, ↑Otus asio, ↑scops owl

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\\ōd.əs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ōtos, from ous ear — more at ear

: a genus of rather small-eared owls (family Strigidae) that are usually predominantly insectivorous and nocturnal — see scops owl, screech owl

Useful english dictionary. 2012.