barred owl
noun
a large owl, Strix varia, of eastern North America, having its breast barred and abdomen streaked with dark brown.
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Origin of barred owl
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby barred owl
Barr body, barre, barré chord, barred, barred i, barred owl, barred spiral galaxy, barrel, barrelage, barrel-ass, barrel bolt
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Example sentences 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