Definition of Genus Surnia

1. Noun. A genus of hawk-like owls.

Exact synonyms: Surnia
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Strigidae, Strigidae
Member holonyms: Hawk Owl, Surnia Ulula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Surnia

genus Struthiomimus
genus Strymon
genus Sturnella
genus Sturnus
genus Stylomecon
genus Stylophorum
genus Styphelia
genus Styracosaurus
genus Styrax
genus Subularia
genus Suillus
genus Suksdorfia
genus Sula
genus Sundacarpus
genus Suricata
genus Surnia (current term)
genus Sus
genus Swainsona
genus Swertia
genus Swietinia
genus Sylvilagus
genus Symphalangus
genus Symphoricarpos
genus Symphytum
genus Symplocarpus
genus Symplocus
genus Synagrops
genus Synanceja
genus Synaptomys
genus Synchytrium

Literary usage of Genus Surnia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"genus Surnia. Surnia, Dumeril, Zool. Anal. p. 34 (1800). Type, S. ulula (L.). The members of the genus Surnia are two in number ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"An owl of the genus Surnia ; a day-owl or hawk-owl. ... named from the genus Surnia, of undefinable character. Surmount, n. ..."

3. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1837)
"Mr. Gould believes that its general habits entitle it to a place in the genus Surnia; but an inspection of the plate before us, and especially the great ..."

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