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barred owl

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noun

a large owl, Strix varia, of eastern North America, having its breast barred and abdomen streaked with dark brown.

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Nearby words

  1. barrault,
  2. barrault, jean-louis,
  3. barre,
  4. barred,
  5. barred i,
  6. barred spiral galaxy,
  7. barrel,
  8. barrel bolt,
  9. barrel cactus,
  10. barrel chair

Origin of barred owl

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for barred owl

  • Their signals were arranged—in the woods the barred-owl cry, by the water the loon; and they parted.

    Rolf In The Woods|Ernest Thompson Seton