Nesasio

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + Asio (“horned owl genus”)

Proper noun

Nesasio m

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – fearful owl, of Oceania.

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

References

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

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