Speotyto

noun

Speo·​ty·​to

¦spēə¦tīt(ˌ)ō

in some classifications : a monotypic genus (family Strigidae) containing the burrowing owl

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek speos cave + tytō night owl

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