bubo.
horned or eagle owl (esp. as bird of ill omen);
Meaning & usage
owl, especially the Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
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.
bubo
Where this word comes from
Medieval Latin; from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).
to cry like a bittern
Where this word comes from
From būtiō (“bittern”).
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