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LAUGHING OWL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Almost extinct owl of New Zealand
Synonyms:
laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("laughing 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 ("laughing owl" is a member of...):
genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux (a genus of Strigidae)