SCOTOPELIA


Meaning of SCOTOPELIA in English

ˌskäd.əˈpēlēə, ˌskōd.əˈ- noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skotos darkness + pelios livid; akin to Greek polios gray — more at shadow , fallow

: a genus of African owls (family Bubonidae) comprising the fish owls

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