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horned owl

British

noun

any large owl of the genus Bubo, having prominent ear tufts: family Strigidae

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horned owl

The bird, whose head was peeping out, was a great horned owl, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025

Then a great horned owl appeared on my screen, again with a red dot.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

There has even been an occasional visit from a great horned owl that’s known to come to the arboretum nest.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022

Besides C25, one of her other favorite photographic subjects was a great horned owl nest in Jamaica Plain.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2021

Then I boomed out the song of the great horned owl and stopped.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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