barred owl

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, ↑genus Strix

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noun
: a large American owl (Strix varia or Syrnium varium) with bars of dark brown on the breast

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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,
a large, grayish-brown owl, with striped feathers on the breast. It lives especially in thickly wooded areas of eastern North America.

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n. large gray-brown North American owl with brown eyes and a barred pattern across the chest. Strix varia, family Strigidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Barred owl — (Zo[ o]l.) A large American owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}); so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • barred owl — barred′ owl′ n. orn a large owl, Strix varia, of E North America, having its breast barred and abdomen streaked with brown • Etymology: 1805–15, amer …   From formal English to slang

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

  • Barred Owl — Taxobox name = Barred Owl status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = * IUCN2007|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=48547|title=Strix varia|downloaded=31 July 2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of… …   Wikipedia

  • barred owl — meksikinė pelėda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Strix varia angl. barred owl vok. Streifenkauz, m rus. пёстрая неясыть, f pranc. chouette rayée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrosios pelėdos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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

  • 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

  • rusty-barred owl — brazilinė pelėda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Strix hylophila angl. rusty barred owl vok. Brasilkauz, m rus. бразильская неясыть, f pranc. chouette dryade, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrosios pelėdos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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