deathbird
deathbird · deathbirds
Tengmalm's owlTengmalm's owl (Nyctala tengmalmi)
Meaning
1 sensesTengmalm's owl (Nyctala tengmalmi)
Origin
From a superstition of some North American Indians that it presages death. Compare SalentiFrom a superstition of some North American Indians that it presages death. Compare Salentino Sicilian oceddu de la morte (“owl”, literally “death bird”) and Malagasy vorondolo (“owl”, literally “ghost bird”).
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