Barn Owl Definition

noun
A predatory nocturnal bird (Tyto alba) having a white, heart-shaped face, buff-brown upper plumage, and pale underparts, often nesting in barns and other buildings.
American Heritage
Any of a family (Tytonidae) of owls, esp. a widely distributed species (Tyto alba), usually brown and gray with a spotted white breast, found chiefly in hollow trees or barns, that feeds on rats and mice.
Webster's New World

An owl of the genus Tyto, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.

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adjective
Attributive form of barn owl, noun.
My grandfather had a barn-owl look.
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Other Word Forms of Barn Owl

Noun

Singular:
barn owl
Plural:
barn-owls

Barn Owl Sentence Examples

  • Two barn owl nest boxes were erected and an otter chamber holt dug.

  • I've watched the barn owl quartering the fields most afternoons when I've been working there; which makes for a pleasant interlude.

  • A resident barn owl also lives at the crag in the second born crack.

  • Stuart Excel made two fabulous barn owl boxes, which were put up by the Broxton barn owl boxes, which were put up by the Broxton Barn owl group, earlier this year.

  • The Owl group dissected barn owl pellets, which revealed the number of field voles taken by barn owl pellets, which revealed the number of field voles taken by barn owls.

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Words Starting With

BBABAR

Words Ending With

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