Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Megascops asio m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae – the eastern screech owl.

Hypernyms

• (species): Strigidae - family; Striginae - subfamily; Megascops - genus

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276