"biniiʼłigaii" meaning in Navajo

See biniiʼłigaii in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: biniiʼ (“its face”) + łigai (“is white”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix) Etymology templates: {{af|nv|-ii|pos1=nominalizing suffix}} -ii (nominalizing suffix) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} biniiʼłigaii
  1. barn owl Wikipedia link: nv:biniiʼłigaii Categories (lifeform): Owls
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          "name": "Owls",
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            "Birds of prey",
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