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

barrault, barrault, jean-louis, barre, barred, barred i, barred owl, barred spiral galaxy, barrel, barrel bolt, barrel cactus, barrel chair

Origin of barred owl

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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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