Definition of "otus" [otus]

• A genus of Strigidæ, containing owls of medium size, with conspicuous horns, ear-tufts, or plumicorns; the eared owls. (noun)
• In entomology, a genus of sphinxes or hawkmoths, founded by Hübner in 1816. (noun)
• In conchology, a genus of gastropods. (noun)
• In Crustacea, a genus of amphipods. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Only 16 birds are recorded, most noticeable among them being the blue chaffinch Fringilla teydea teydea, the wild canary Serinus canaria, Berthelot's pipit Anthus berthelotii berthelotii, the commonest bird, kestrel Falco tinnunculus canariensis, long eared owl Asio otus canariensis and Barbary partridge Alectoris barbara."
• "A hop across the English Channel may therefore seem no trouble at all, and indeed we know that some European owls, like Long-eared owls Asio otus and Short-eared owls A. flammeus, cross bodies of water like the North Sea regularly."
• "Sex differences in winter distribution of Long-eared owls (Asio otus) in Denmark and neighbouring countries."