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北领角鸮

běi lǐng jiǎo xiāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-700c4ad764513b30. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

北領角鴞 北领角鸮 [bei3 ling3 jiao3 xiao1] /(bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)/

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Other forms in these source records: 北領角鴞

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 领
    lǐng

    neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

  • 角
    jiǎo

    angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[gè]

    jué

    role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale

    Jué

    surname Jue

  • 鸮
    xiāo

    owl (order Strigiformes)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.