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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Strigidae —horned owls ,eagle owls andfish owls .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Recent genetic studies have found instead that the Ketupa species are nested within Bubo (as is Nyctea, the Snowy owl), and consequently both Ketupa and Nyctea have been sunk into synonomy with Bubo (Wink & Heidrich 1999).
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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(laughter) “My relationship with Bubo is …” Bubo came on set one day and it was quite tense between him and Sam.
Director Louis Leterrier On Set Interview CLASH OF THE TITANS – Collider.com 2010
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True story: My Geek Squad brother named one of his Pomeranians "Bubo".
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Hell, I told myself, if it leaves out Bubo, the mechanical owl from the original, then it already would be ahead of the game.
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Can you talk about Bubo, because from the original movie, that can be one of the love or hate things.
Director Louis Leterrier On Set Interview CLASH OF THE TITANS – Collider.com 2010
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Hell, I told myself, if it leaves out Bubo, the mechanical owl from the original, then it already would be ahead of the game.
My Review of Clash of the Titans 2010 daj42 2010
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Bubo from The Clash of the Titans -- a recent addition to Jeff Pidgeon's toy collection.
Fake owl, real owl 2010
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Resisting uncontrollable urge to play "Where's Bubo?"
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Hell, I told myself, if it leaves out Bubo, the mechanical owl from the original, then it already would be ahead of the game.
The Time Traveling Geek daj42 2010
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Can you talk about your own personal feelings about Bubo?
Director Louis Leterrier On Set Interview CLASH OF THE TITANS – Collider.com 2010
Jubjub commented on the word Bubo
Mechanical Owl in "Clash of the Titans" commissioned by Athena, built by Hephaestus, and given to Perseus to provide him wisdom.
December 24, 2009