メンフクロウ

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Meanings

noun

barn owl

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the barn owl species (Tyto alba).

メンフクロウは夜や行こう性せいの猛もう禽きん類るいです。
The barn owl is a nocturnal bird of prey.

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Kanji

面mask, face, features
梟owl, expose

Word family· 7

ニセメンフクロウ
Oriental bay owl
ミナミメンフクロウ
grass owl; African grass owl
オオメンフクロウ
masked owl; Australian masked owl
ヒガシメンフクロウ
eastern grass owl; Australian grass owl
スラメンフクロウ
Taliabu masked owl; Sula barn owl

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ススイロメンフクロウ
sooty owl; greater sooty owl
マダガスカルメンフクロウ
Madagascar red owl; Tyto soumagnei

Built from

面めん+フクロウ

Written forms

面めん梟ふくろう
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
めんふくろう

Etymology

Compound of 面 (men, 'face, mask') + 梟 (fukurō, 'owl'), referring to the owl's distinctive facial disc. The katakana spelling is standard for animal names.