Tyto

noun

Ty·​to

ˈtīt(ˌ)ō

: a cosmopolitan genus of owls coextensive with the family Tyronidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Tyton-, Tyto, from Greek tytō owl, of imitative origin

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