boobook

[ boo-boo k, -book ]
/ ˈbu bʊk, -buk /

noun

a small, reddish-brown spotted owl, Ninox boobook, native to Australia and New Zealand.

Origin of boobook

First recorded in 1795–1805, boobook is from the Dharuk word bokbok (imitative)

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British Dictionary definitions for boobook

boobook
/ (ˈbuːbʊk) /

noun

a small spotted brown Australian owl, Ninox boobook