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琉球角鸮

Liú qiú jiǎo xiāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)
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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-b9189361077d1884. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

琉球角鴞 琉球角鸮 [Liu2 qiu2 jiao3 xiao1] /(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)/

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Other forms in these source records: 琉球角鴞

  • 琉
    liú

    precious stone

  • 球
    qiú

    ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiú]) / ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[gè] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chǎng]

  • 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.