Associations to the word «Bubo»

Wiktionary

BUBO, noun. (pathology) An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis.
BUBO, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae   — horned owls, eagle owls and fish owls.
BUBO BUBO, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae   — the Eurasian eagle owl.
BUBO VIRGINIANUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae   — the great horned owl, native to the Americas.

Dictionary definition

BUBO, noun. A lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis.
BUBO, noun. A genus of Strigidae.

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