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genus Asio

genus Asio

9.4
A group of owls that includes the long-eared and short-eared owls
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Asio
  • Both the long-eared and short-eared owls belong to the genus Asio.

Examples

  • The genus Asio includes the well-known long-eared owl commonly found in Europe.

  • Many birds in the genus Asio are nocturnal.

  • Scientists recently discovered new species within the genus Asio during their fieldwork in Asia.

  • The genus Asio includes the long-eared owl.

  • Both the long-eared and short-eared owls belong to the genus Asio.

  • Scientists recently discovered new species within the genus Asio during their fieldwork in Asia.

  • The genus Asio includes the well-known long-eared owl commonly found in Europe.

Synonyms

Asio
vsgenus Asio
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of owls with ear tufts like the long-eared owl found in Europe and other places

is the same taxonomic group named including its rank word

Surface Forms

genus Asio singular
genera Asio plural

Morphology

genus + Asio

The phrase is fully compositional: 'genus' (a biological rank grouping species) combined with the proper name 'Asio' indicates the taxonomic group called Asio. Taxonomic noun + name constructions are regular and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Genus Asio comes from the Latin word Asio, an old name for owls with 'ear tufts'. Scientists grouped similar owls with those ear tufts under this name, so today genus Asio means the group of long-eared and short-eared owls.