Owl Definition
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owls
noun
owls
Any of a worldwide order (Strigiformes) of predatory night birds distinguished by a large, flat face, eyes surrounded by stiff-feathered disks, a short, hooked beak, feathered legs with sharp talons, and soft plumage which permits noiseless flight.
Webster's New World
Any of several breeds of domestic pigeons having a very short beak somewhat like that of an owl and often a frill of feathers on the chest.
American Heritage Medicine
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Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- strix
- bubo
- turbit
- night-bird
- owlet
- nocturnal bird
- bird-of-prey
- satinette
- owl pigeon
- hooter
- bird-of-night
- bird-of-minerva
Other Word Forms of Owl
Noun
Singular:
owlPlural:
owlsOrigin of Owl
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From Middle English owle, from Old English Å«le, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalÇ (compare West Frisian ûle, Dutch uil, Danish ugle, German Eule), diminutive of *uwwōn "˜eagle-owl' (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *Å«faz, *Å«fōn (compare Swedish uv "˜horned owl', Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up- (compare Latvian Å©pis "˜eagle-owl', Czech úpÄ›ti "˜to wail, howl', Avestan ufyeimi "˜to call out').
From Wiktionary
Middle English owle from Old English ūle of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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