Ural owl

[ yoor-uhl oul ]

/ ˈyʊər əl ˈaʊl /

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noun

a medium-sized owl, Strix uralensis, with a round head, pale gray facial disks, and distinctive dark brown streaking on its pale plumage: it is extensively distributed from Scandinavia in the west to Korea and Japan in the east, with a conservation status of least concern.

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Origin of Ural owl

First recorded in 1845–50

Words nearby Ural owl

Uralian, Uralian emerald, Uralic, uralite, Ural Mountains, Ural owl, Urals, Uralsk, uran, uranalysis, urania

How to use Ural owl in a sentence

This video remedies that injustice, showcasing an owl doing a butterfly stroke in Lake Michigan.
Swimming Owls, Jane Krakowski’s Peter Pan Live! Audition, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fernandez-Duque discovered that owl monkeys are the only reliably monogamous mammal species.
P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Owl monkey offspring get an inordinate amount of care from their fathers.
P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Heads the Owl Monkey Project, which has been studying owl monkeys in Argentina for 18 years.
P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kalyapin visited Alyokhina in her Ural prison colony last spring.
Pussy Riot Roars Out of Prison|Anna Nemtsova|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Now under the ivy-laden branches of a tall old tree an owl startles them with its shriek.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
He peers out through his black-rimmed eyeglasses with the solemnity of an owl—but you should hear his songs!
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
Their father, from whom they hoped to obtain some assistance, had already left for a summer holiday in the Ural Mountains.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Others sit, on the full stare, eyes fixed as those of an owl, upon the speaker.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley