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/booh"book, -boohk/, n.a small, reddish-brown spotted owl, Ninox boobook, native to Australia and New Zealand.[1795-1805; < Dharuk bokbok (imit.)]
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boobook — /ˈbubʊk / (say boohbook) noun 1. a small owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae, brownish, with white spotted back and wings and large dark patches behind the eyes; widely distributed in Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and adjacent islands; southern… …
boobook owl — ˈbü(ˌ)bu̇k , (ˌ)bük noun also boobook ( s) Etymology: imitative : a small owl (Ninox novae seelandiae) of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and some associated Pacific islands … Useful english dictionary
boobook — noun Any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox … Wiktionary
boobook — n. Austral. a brown spotted owl, Ninox novae seelandiae, native to Australia and New Zealand . Etymology: imit. of its call … Useful english dictionary
boobook owl — [ bu:bʊk] noun a small brown Australasian owl with a characteristic double hoot. [Ninox novaeseelandiae.] Origin C19: imitative of its call … English new terms dictionary
Lord Howe Boobook — Illustration by Henrik Grönvold Conservation status Extinct … Wikipedia
Norfolk Boobook — Watercolour by James Stuart, 1839 Conservation status Extinct … Wikipedia
Southern Boobook — Mopoke Morepork in Warkworth, New Zealand Conservation status … Wikipedia
Christmas Boobook — Illustration by Keulemans, 1900 Conservation status … Wikipedia
Cinnabar Boobook — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
