Meanings
nounboobook (plural boobooks)
plural boobooks · alternative boobok · alternative bookbook · alternative bokbook
- Any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.
Synonyms: boobook owl, hawk owl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.
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Origin
- Dharugbokbok
- Englishboobook
From Dharug bokbok (imitative of the primary call of the Australian boobook, Ninox boobook).
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Hungarian héjabagoly, kakukkbagoly
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Indonesian pungguk
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Malay pungguk
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Polish sowica
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APA
boobook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boobook
MLA
“boobook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boobook. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boobook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boobook.
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