boobook
/ˈbuːbʊk/
boobook noun: any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.
Noun
boobook (plural boobooks)
- Any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.
- Synonyms:
- boobook owl, hawk owl
boobook meaning in Malay and Indonesian
boobook in Malay
- Translations
- pungguk
boobook in Indonesian
- Translations
- pungguk
Synonyms of boobook
Forms of boobook
| plural | boobooks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | boobok |
| alternative form | bookbook |
| alternative form | bokbook |
Origin of boobook
From Dharug bokbok (imitative of the primary call of the Australian boobook, Ninox boobook).
Words formed from boobook
- Alor boobook
- Andaman boobook
- Australian boobook
- barking boobook
- Bismarck boobook
- brown boobook
- Buru boobook
- Camiguin boobook
- Cebu boobook
- chocolate boobook
- Christmas Island boobook
- cinnabar boobook
- Halmahera boobook
- Hume's boobook
- least boobook
- Luzon boobook
- Manus boobook
- Mindanao boobook
- Mindoro boobook
- New Britain boobook
- northern boobook
- ochre-bellied boobook
- Papuan boobook
- Romblon boobook
- Rote boobook
- Seram boobook
- speckled boobook
- Sulu boobook
- Sumba boobook
- Tanimbar boobook
- Tasmanian boobook
- Timor boobook
- Togian boobook
Phrases with boobook
Questions about boobook
- What does boobook mean?
- Boobook means any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.
- What is boobook in Malay?
- Boobook in Malay is pungguk. See Boobook meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is boobook?
- Boobook is a noun.
- How do you pronounce boobook?
- Boobook is pronounced /ˈbuːbʊk/.
- What is the plural of boobook?
- The plural of boobook is boobooks.
Words near boobook in the dictionary
Source and license
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