Phodilus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “phos (light)”) + δειλός (deilós, “cowardly”).

Proper noun

Phodilus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tytonidae – bay owls.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phodilus assimilis, Phodilus badius, Phodilus prigoginei – species

References

• Phodilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phodilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phodilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN