tawny owl
a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head: Also called: brown owl, wood owl
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British Dictionary definitions for Tawny Owl (2 of 2)
a name (no longer in official use) for an assistant Brownie Guider
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How to use tawny owl in a sentence
The white owl was out, with its peculiar grating cry; so was the tawny owl, breaking forth into its loud hail—hoi-hoi-hoi!
Crown and Sceptre | George Manville FennSuddenly, from the ruined garden above him on the brow of the slope, came the dread hunting cry of his old enemy, the tawny owl.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. ReesNever before had Mrs Monnerie so closely resembled a puffed-out tawny owl.
Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la MareThe tawny owl has a large head, and is about fourteen inches in height.
Reptiles and Birds | Louis FiguierRarest of all, we may sometimes stumble across the home of the tawny owl.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires | Charles Dixon
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