BARN OWL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control

Synonyms:

barn owl; Tyto alba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("barn owl" is a kind of...):

bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)

Holonyms ("barn owl" is a member of...):

genus Tyto; Tyto (type and only genus of the family Tytonidae)