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bubo.

horned or eagle owl (esp. as bird of ill omen);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbuː.boː]Classical-Latin[ˈbuː.bo]
  1. owl, especially the Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic, compare Ancient Greek βύας (búas), Bulgarian буч (buč), Old Armenian բու (bu), Persian بوف (buf), Arabic بُوم (būm), Classical Syriac ܒܐܘܐ (baʾwāʾ) and Caucasian languages such as Old Georgian ბუვი (buvi), Chechen бухӏа (buha), and Aghul бу́гьу (búhu), all meaning owls.

noun[ˈbuː.boː]Classical-Latin[ˈbuː.bo]
  1. bubo

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Medieval Latin; from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).

verb[ˈbʊ.boː]Classical-Latin[ˈbuː.bo]
  1. to cry like a bittern

    conjugation-3 · no-perfect
Where this word comes from

From būtiō (“bittern”).

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