snowy owl

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noun

a diurnal, Arctic and subarctic owl, Nyctea scandiaca, having white plumage with dark brown markings.

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Origin of snowy owl

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby snowy owl

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, snowy, snowy egret, Snowy Mountain, Snowy Mountains, snowy owl, snowy plover, Snowy River, SNP, Snr, SNRI

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How to use snowy owl in a sentence

They could have even been decked out in fuzzy feathers like gigantic, ancient snowy owls to keep warm.
The real Jurassic Park may have been in the Arctic|Sara Kiley Watson|June 28, 2021|Popular-Science
The next day, the Seattle Times reported that the Snowy Owl had moved 22 miles north.
Book Bag: Terry Tempest Williams’s Birding Bibles|Terry Tempest Williams|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Among the species which thus modify their habits are the red crossbill, the redpoll, the Lapland longspur, and the snowy owl.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
A large red-tailed hawk was once put into a garret where there was a snowy owl.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 2, February 1899|Various

That day I saw perched on the low branch of a tree a beautiful snowy owl, motionless, evidently watching for something.
The Land of the Long Night|Paul du Chaillu
But now the Snowy Owl wiped away her tears in good earnest, and spoke in her own cheerful tones.
Peggy|Laura E. Richards
The Snowy Owl rose, and, going to the fireplace, laid her arm around Grace's shoulder.
Peggy|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for snowy owl

snowy owl

noun

a large owl, Nyctea scandiaca, of tundra regions, having a white plumage flecked with brown

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