boobook en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbuːbʊk/
Etymology
From Dharug bokbok (imitative of the primary call of the Australian boobook, Ninox boobook).
Meanings
- Any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boobooks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| boobok | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bookbook | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bokbook | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Romblon boobook · least boobook · Andaman boobook · brown boobook · cinnabar boobook · Tanimbar boobook · Halmahera boobook · Bismarck boobook · Sulu boobook · northern boobook · speckled boobook · ochre-bellied boobook · Sumba boobook · Christmas Island boobook · Luzon boobook · Australian boobook · barking boobook · Seram boobook · chocolate boobook · Alor boobook · Buru boobook · Hume's boobook · Rote boobook · New Britain boobook · Manus boobook · Papuan boobook · Mindanao boobook · Cebu boobook · Camiguin boobook · Togian boobook · Timor boobook · Mindoro boobook · Tasmanian boobook
Synonyms
hawk owl (owl of the genus Ninox) · boobook owl
Translations (11)
ms pungguk (Translations) · pl sowica (Translations) · tiw tirrukukuni (Translations) · hu héjabagoly (Translations) · wyi gugum (Translations) · tiw jurrukukuni (Translations) · hu kakukkbagoly (Translations) · id pungguk (Translations) · tiw turrukukuni (Translations) · tiw kurlamikimi (Translations) · tiw jirrukukuni (Translations)