hawk owl

noun

grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

• Syn: ↑Surnia ulula

• Hypernyms: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter

• Member Holonyms: ↑Surnia, ↑genus Surnia

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noun

1. : a largely diurnal owl (Surnia ulula) of northern forests that somewhat resembles a hawk in appearance, having a long rounded tail and rather short pointed wings

2. : a widespread owl (Ninox scutulata) of eastern Asia and the Pacific islands having the facial disk little differentiated; also : any of several congeners (as the boobook owls)

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a gray and white diurnal owl, Surnia ulula, of northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, resembling a hawk in appearance and actions.

[1735-45]

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hawk owl noun

A long-tailed owl resembling a hawk in flight

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Main Entry: ↑hawk

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hawk owl,

1. a barred, brownish owl of northern North America that hunts by day and resembles a hawk in its habits; day owl.

2. = short-eared owl. (Cf. ↑short-eared owl)

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n. a hawklike owl with a small head and long tail, and typically an obscure facial disk. ● Family Strigidae: three genera, including Ninox (several species in Asia and Australasia) and Surnia, in particular the diurnal S. ulula of northern coniferous forests