great gray owl

noun

1. a large, dish-faced, gray owl, Strix nebulosa, of northern North America and western Eurasia, having streaked and barred plumage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of great gray owl¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

Now the Great Gray Owl was waving a stick in the air, motioning for silence.

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In his own desolate north the great gray owl knew that no creature on wings could rival him.

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She was in the wood, and as she spoke she saw a great gray owl fluttering on the ground as if he was hurt.

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One mid-afternoon a great gray owl called repeatedly, uttering a short loud sound like that of some big wild beast.

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