hawk owl
a gray and white diurnal owl, Surnia ulula, of northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, resembling a hawk in appearance and actions.
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He was the undisputed tyrant of the Polar air, even the dashing, white chocolate-mottled hawk-owl flying precipitately before him.
Hoof and Claw | Charles G. D. RobertsThe Cobadekoock is the hawk owl, which seldom goes north of the woods.
Like the hawk owl, it is a day-flying bird, and is a terrible foe to the smaller mammalia, and to various birds.
It is somewhat larger and lighter in color than the American hawk owl.
British Dictionary definitions for hawk owl
a hawklike northern owl, Surnia ulula, with a long slender tail and brownish speckled plumage
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