boobook

noun

boobook

noun

/ˈbuːbʊk/

Etymology From Dharug bokbok (imitative of the primary call of the Australian boobook, Ninox boobook).

1

Any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.

Synonyms
hawk owl
Derived terms
32 termsAlor boobook, Andaman boobook, Australian boobook, Bismarck boobook, brown boobook, Buru boobook, Camiguin boobook, Cebu boobook, chocolate boobook, Christmas Island boobook, cinnabar boobook, Halmahera boobook, Hume's boobook, least boobook, Luzon boobook, Manus boobook, Mindanao boobook, Mindoro boobook, New Britain boobook, northern boobook, ochre-bellied boobook, Papuan boobook, Romblon boobook, Rote boobook, Seram boobook, speckled boobook, Sulu boobook, Sumba boobook, Tanimbar boobook, Tasmanian boobook, Timor boobook, Togian boobook

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