barred owl

barred owl
a large owl, Strix varia, of eastern North America, having its breast barred and abdomen streaked with dark brown.
[1805-15, Amer.]

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  • barred owl — n. a large, North American owl (Strix varia) with bars of brown feathers across the breast …   English World dictionary

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  • barred owl — noun large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown • Syn: ↑Strix varia • Hypernyms: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter • Member Holonyms: ↑Strix …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Barred Owl Bend — is a privately owned botanical garden (5.4 acres) and bird sanctuary located in Pittsboro, North Carolina that is devoted to collecting and testing only the highest quality perennials, shrubs and trees and allowing natural conditions to determine …   Wikipedia

  • barred owl — noun Date: 1811 a large North American owl (Strix varia) with brown eyes and bars of dark brown on the breast …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Rusty-barred Owl — NOTOC Taxobox name = Rusty barred Owl image width = image caption = status = NT status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=48549|title=Strix hylophila|downloaded=16 May 2006] regnum = Animalia… …   Wikipedia

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