| NOUN | animal | order Strigiformes, Strigiformes | owls |
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| Meaning | owls. | |
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| Synonym | Strigiformes | |
| Member of | Aves, class Aves | (ornithology) the class of birds |
| Members | Strigidae, family Strigidae | A family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes |
| Tytonidae, family Tytonidae | Comprising only the barn owls | |
| owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter | nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes | |
| Broader | animal order | The order of animals |