barred owl

English

Noun

barred owl (plural barred owls)

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, wood owl

Translations

Translations

Cherokee: ᎤᎫᎫ (ugugu)
Finnish: amerikanviirupöllö (fi)
French: chouette rayée f

See also

striped owl

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