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Tengmalm's owl

Tengmalm's owl noun: a species of owl, Aegolius funereus.

tengmalm's owl: a species of owl, Aegolius funereus
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Noun

Tengmalm's owl (plural Tengmalm's owls)

  1. A species of owl, Aegolius funereus.

Synonyms of Tengmalm's owl

Forms of Tengmalm's owl

pluralTengmalm's owls

Origin of Tengmalm's owl

Calque of translingual Strix tengmalmi, a now-obsolete obsolete name for the species, from Swedish Tengmalm (eponymous to Peter Gustaf Tengmalm, Swedish naturalist).

Questions about Tengmalm's owl

What does Tengmalm's owl mean?
Tengmalm's owl means a species of owl, Aegolius funereus.
What part of speech is Tengmalm's owl?
Tengmalm's owl is a noun.
What is the plural of Tengmalm's owl?
The plural of Tengmalm's owl is Tengmalm's owls.

Words near Tengmalm's owl in the dictionary

  1. tenges
  2. Tenggerese
  3. tengkawang
  4. tengkawangs
  5. Tenglish
  6. Tengmalm's owl
  7. Tengmalm's owls
  8. Tengnoupal
  9. Tengolf
  10. Tengri
  11. Tengri Tagh

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