Asio

Asio

See also: ASIO and asió

Translingual

Asio otus

Etymology

Latin asio (“horned owl”)

Proper noun

Asio m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – the long-eared owl, a true owl of nearly worldwide distribution.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Asioninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Asio abyssinicus, Asio capensis, Asio clamator, Asio flammeus, Asio madagascariensis, Asio otus, Asio stygius - species

References

• Asio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asio on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN