ngiwngiw : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

ngiwngiw [ngiw.ngiw.] :

owl (n.) [langgam]

Synonyms: kuwago
Related words: kuwaw; mingok

Derivatives of ngiwngiw

Glosses:

owl
n. (animal)	1. bird of minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl	nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes.
	~ bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird	any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals.
	~ order strigiformes, strigiformes	owls.
	~ owlet	young owl.
	~ athene noctua, little owl	small European owl.
	~ horned owl	large owls having prominent ear tufts.
	~ great gray owl, great grey owl, strix nebulosa	large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia.
	~ strix aluco, tawny owl	reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes.
	~ barred owl, strix varia	large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown.
	~ otus asio, screech owl	small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle.
	~ screech owl	any owl that has a screeching cry.
	~ scops owl	any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call.
	~ spotted owl, strix occidentalis	a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest.
	~ hoot owl	any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching.
	~ hawk owl, surnia ulula	grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere.
	~ asio otus, long-eared owl	slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts.
	~ laughing owl, sceloglaux albifacies, laughing jackass	almost extinct owl of New Zealand.
	~ barn owl, tyto alba	mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control.