barred owl

English

Noun

barred owl (plural barred owls)

  1. A large American owl (Strix varia) with dark brown transverse bars on the breast.
    • 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 546:
      Two barred owls, lugubrious and beautiful, call across a great distance.

Synonyms
  • eight hooter
  • hoot owl
  • rain owl
  • striped owl
  • wood owl

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