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Definition of Genus asio
1. Noun. A genus of European owls.
Exact synonyms: Asio
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Strigidae, Strigidae
Member holonyms: Asio Otus, Long-eared Owl
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Strigidae, Strigidae
Member holonyms: Asio Otus, Long-eared Owl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Asio
Literary usage of Genus asio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"... is difficult to apply an English name, as the Subfamily embraces Owls of very
different appearance, some of them having ear-tufts, as in the genus Asio, ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"... as designated by Gray (1840), and by elimination, Strix aluco Linn. 1758 = S.
flammea Linn. 1766. genus asio. Asia BRISSON, Ora., I, 1760, 477. ..."
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