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noun
Scotopelia peli, a large owl that feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Named in honor of Hendrik Severinus Pel, who was governor of the Dutch Gold Coast (now Ghana) from 1840 till 1850.
