speckled boobook

noun

A species of boobook owl, Ninox punctulata, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia; plumage covered with dense white spotting.

Meanings

nounspeckled boobook (plural speckled boobooks)

plural speckled boobooks

  1. A species of boobook owl, Ninox punctulata, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia; plumage covered with dense white spotting.
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