barn owl

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noun

a yellowish-brown and white owl, Tyto alba, often inhabiting barns and other buildings.

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Origin of barn owl

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby barn owl

Barnett, Barneveldt, barney, barnlot, bar none, barn owl, barn raising, Barnsley, Barnstable, Barnstaple, barnstorm

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How to use barn owl in a sentence

He was born in a barn to penniless parents who were part of a people under occupation.
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This video remedies that injustice, showcasing an owl doing a butterfly stroke in Lake Michigan.
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From the roof of the barn is a long loop of rope, through this the turkey is suspended by its legs.
Confessions of a Turkey Killer|Tom Sykes|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is an ancestral homestead, but it has a meth lab in the barn.
Book Bag: Gritty Stories From the Real Montana|Carrie La Seur|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I read that you recorded it at a converted barn in Devon, UK.
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He went blindly down the street, turned at the corner and sought a quiet place, a livery barn.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Then, kindly and gently, the boy took Squinty over to the place where the corn crib was built on to the barn.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Now under the ivy-laden branches of a tall old tree an owl startles them with its shriek.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
She knew there would be plenty of rope in the Norwood barn or the garage for their need in erecting the aerials.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for barn owl

barn owl

noun

any owl of the genus Tyto, esp T. alba, having a pale brown and white plumage, long slender legs, and a heart-shaped face: family Tytonidae

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