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athene
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun athene has 2 senses
- athene(n = noun.person) athena, pallas, pallas athena, pallas athene - (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva; Array is a kind of greek deity
- athene(n = noun.animal) genus athene - a genus of Strigidae; Array is a kind of bird genus
is a member of family strigidae, strigidae
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