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Otus

Otus

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A group of small owls called scops owls
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Otus genus includes several different species of scops owls, known for their distinctive calls.
  • Clusters of OTUs
  • taxonomic units (OTUs)
  • abundance of OTUs

Examples

  • The Otus owls are known for their large eyes and ability to rotate their heads almost completely around.

  • Researchers identified various species within the Otus genus during their study of owl habitats.

  • At the genus level, Prevotella, Neisseria, and two specific OTUs are found as potential biomarkers for ADHD.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The sequences were binned into operational taxonomic units (OTUs) with 97% similarity.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were generated using the cluster command. Representative sequences for each OTU were generated using the get.oturep command.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Like the gut microbiota of workers, that of queens is taxonomically simple and represented by only 7-12 conspicuous OTUs dependent on niche.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The MANOVA and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) were performed on CLR-transformed data with OTUs 1-9 as dependent variables.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Lines connecting particular OTUs depict positive correlations (correlation coefficient r = 0.6) between individual OTUs. Clusters of OTUs are discriminated by different colors.

    Academic text (2014)

  • As a confirmation of the clustering and separation produced by PCA, we performed ANOSIM on the raw amplicon reads from the top 37 OTUs to test for microbiota similarity by age and source.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

genus Otus
vsOtus
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small owls like the Scops owl that are active at night

is the identical taxonomic concept but shown in a more concise naming form

Compounds

Asio otus
  • Specialized
9.9

A slender European owl with long ear tufts found mainly in pine forests

genus Otus
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small owls like the Scops owl that are active at night

Otus asio
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American owl with hornlike feather tufts and a high trembling whistle

Otus sunia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small owl found in southern Asia that eats insects and small animals

Surface Forms

Otus singular
Otuses plural

Etymology

Otus comes from an old Greek word meaning 'eared', from ous which means 'ear'. That's why the name fits the scops owls in the genus Otus because many have small ear tufts and very good hearing.