great horned owl

noun

a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.

First recorded in 1670–80

He said he thinks the other two were likely eaten by a great horned owl or other predator.

A little screech owl tuned up in the distance, a barn owl replied, and a great horned owl drowned both their voices.

It is then the great horned owl of the swamp courts his mate, the big hawks pair, and even the crows begin to take notice.

A tame great horned owl and a little screech owl were shut up in a hay loft together.

Again a great horned owl at a twist of Jack's head as he dreamed, swooped silently and struck, thinking it a hare.

Probably that great horned owl had been hooting for some time, but we had been too busy to notice.

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