horned owl

English

A horned owl.

Noun

horned owl (plural horned owls)

1. An owl of the genus Bubo native to the Americas, among the largest types of owl, having two horn-like tufts of feathers on its head.

Usage notes

The Eurasian species of Bubo are called eagle owls. The Arctic snowy owl is found both in the Old and the New World.

Derived terms

• great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
• lesser horned owl (Bubo magellanicus)
• Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus)

Translations

New World member of the genus Bubo

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貓頭鷹／猫头鹰 (zh) (māotóuyīng)

• Esperanto: gufo (eo)
• Finnish: huuhkaja (fi)
• French: hibou (fr) m
• Indonesian: burung hantu bertanduk
• Japanese: 木菟 (mimizuku), ミミズク (ja) (mimizuku)
• Klamath-Modoc: mok'as
• Korean: 부엉이 (ko) (bueong'i)
• Latin: asio m
• Polish: puchacz (pl) m

References

• horned owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bubo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bubo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons