I. ˈb(y)ü(ˌ)bō noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek boubōn groin, gland, bubo
1. : an inflammatory swelling of a lymph gland especially in the groin that is due to the absorption of infective material (as in gonorrhea, syphilis, or the plague)
2. : lympho-granuloma
II. noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, horned owl; akin to Greek byas, byza owl, Armenian bu, buēč, Persian bum
: a nearly cosmopolitan genus of large horned owls including the eagle owls — see great horned owl