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縱紋角鴞

简纵纹角鸮 · 繁縱紋角鴞

Mandarin · pinyin zòng wén jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)

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角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
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纵: zòng · indulge in, give free reign to
纹: wén · line, streak, stripe; wrinkle
鸮: xiāo · owl

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4–2–3–1 · zong4 wen2 jiao3 xiao1

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zung1 man4 gok3 hiu1

Cantonese word readings for 縱紋角鴞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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