saw-whet owl

[ saw-hwet, -wet ]

/ ˈsɔˌʰwɛt, -ˌwɛt /

noun

a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts.

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Words nearby saw-whet owl

saw pit, saw set, saw-off, saw-pit, saw-toothed, saw-whet owl, saw-wort, sawatch, sawbill, sawbones, sawbuck

Origin of saw-whet owl

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; allegedly so called because its cry was likened to the noise of a saw being whetted

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