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achvivyáas'ara great gray owl, "hoot owl"
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #125 | revised Sep 16 2014
achvivyáas'ara • N • great gray owl, "hoot owl" Strix neubulosa.
Literally: 'bird-chief'
| Derivation: | achviiv yaas'ára | (= achviiv yaas ára) |
| bird rich.person | (= bird yaas person) |
Source: WB 15.4, p.314; JPH 06:623
See achviiv 'bird' See yaas'ára 'rich man, chief'