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Asio
Asio
Translingual
Proper noun
Asio m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – the long-eared owl, a true owl of nearly worldwide distribution.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Asioninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Asio abyssinicus, Asio capensis, Asio clamator, Asio flammeus, Asio madagascariensis, Asio otus, Asio stygius - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276