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Nyctea Stephens, 1826 The American (North and South America) horned owls and the Old World eagle-owls make up the genus Bubo, at least as traditionally described. This genus, depending on definition, contains about one or two dozen species of typical owls (family Strigidae) and is found in many parts of the world. Some of the largest living Strigi...
any of 17 species of owls with hornlike tufts of feathers on the head. The name refers especially to the great horned owl (B. virginianus) of the ... [1 related articles]
[n] - large owls having prominent ear tufts
noun large owls having prominent ear tufts