Also, an imperial eagle was killed by an Eurasian eagle-owl ("Bubo bubo") in Kazakhstan. It was about the size of a Eurasian eagle-owl ("Bubo bubo"). However, they do have a single serious predator&colon; the Eurasian eagle-owl ("Bubo bubo"). The worst predator of this species is almost certainly the great horned owl ("Bubo virginianus"). The Eurasian eagle-owl ("B. bubo") are noted predators of barn owls. The genus name "Bubo" is Latin for the Eurasian eagle-owl. The Eurasian eagle-owl ("B. bubo") is sometimes considered the largest overall living owl species. The snowy owl ("Bubo scandiacus") is a large, white owl of the true owl family. It is one of several large species of the eagle-owl genus "Bubo". Another offshoot of the northern "Bubo" group is the snowy owl. More often foxes are prey rather than predators for northern "Bubo" owls. Roch actively lifted his clothing to display the plague bubo in his thigh. Almost all the larger owl species in the world today are included in "Bubo". In some cases, pellets of "Bubo" owls can range up to in length. It appears to have separated from other "Bubo" at least 4 million years ago.