Associations to the word «Surnia»

Wiktionary

SURNIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae   — the northern hawk owl, of North America.

Dictionary definition

SURNIA, noun. A genus of hawk-like owls.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats