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Definition of Strix aluco
1. Noun. Reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes.
Exact synonyms: Tawny Owl
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Group relationships: Genus Strix, Strix
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Group relationships: Genus Strix, Strix
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strix Aluco
Literary usage of Strix aluco
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Acta Soc. Pro Fauna Et Flora Fennica by Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (1902)
"|Aquila naevia oeh strix aluco]. — Ibid., 251. — Ave*. *'>! ... frän Karlö, Strix
aluco frän ..."
2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1875)
"The Brown Owl, Albin, Birds, i. pi. 9. Le Chat-huant, Briss. Orn. ip 600 ; Buff.
PI. Enl. 437. strix aluco, Linn. SN ip 132 ; Pall. ..."