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Hume's boobook

Hume's boobook noun: a species of boobook owl, Ninox obscura, endemic to Andaman island in the east Indian Ocean.

Noun

Hume's boobook (plural Hume's boobooks)

  1. A species of boobook owl, Ninox obscura, endemic to Andaman island in the east Indian Ocean.

Forms of Hume's boobook

pluralHume's boobooks

Origin of Hume's boobook

Named in honour of British ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume.

Questions about Hume's boobook

What does Hume's boobook mean?
Hume's boobook means a species of boobook owl, Ninox obscura, endemic to Andaman island in the east Indian Ocean.
What part of speech is Hume's boobook?
Hume's boobook is a noun.
What is the plural of Hume's boobook?
The plural of Hume's boobook is Hume's boobooks.

Words near Hume's boobook in the dictionary

  1. humdrums
  2. humdudgeon
  3. humdudgeons
  4. humdurgeon
  5. Hume
  6. Hume's boobook
  7. Hume's boobooks
  8. Hume's fork
  9. Hume's guillotine
  10. Hume's law
  11. Hume's leaf warbler

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