Tyto

Translingual

Tyto alba

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek τυτώ (tutṓ, “onomatopoeic for owl”).

Proper noun

Tyto f

A taxonomic genus within the family Tytonidae – the barn owls.

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; Tytonidae - family

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Tyto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tyto on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tyto on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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