Definition of Spotted owl

1. Noun. A large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest.

Exact synonyms: Strix Occidentalis
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Group relationships: Genus Strix, Strix

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spotted Owl

spotted dogs
spotted dolphin
spotted dolphins
spotted dragonet
spotted dragonets
spotted eagle ray
spotted eagle rays
spotted fever
spotted flycatcher
spotted gum
spotted hemlock
spotted hyena
spotted lynx
spotted nothura
spotted nothuras
spotted owl (current term)
spotted ray
spotted redshank
spotted salamander
spotted sandpiper
spotted sea trout
spotted sickness
spotted skunk
spotted squeateague
spotted sunfish
spotted water hemlock
spotted weakfish
spotted wolffish
spottedness
spotter

Literary usage of Spotted owl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Northwest Forest Plan: A Report to the President and Congress by E. Thomas Tuchmann (1998)
"... Land Allocations Under the Plan in the Range of the Northern spotted owl Congressionally Reserved Areas: 7.3 million acres, 30% of the federal land. ..."

2. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... eggs which are from two to four in number, can not be distin- guished from those of the latter species; sixe 2.05 x 1.80. 369a. Northern spotted owl. ..."

3. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"... eggs which are from two to four in number, can not be distinguished from those of the latter species; sixe 2.05 x 1.80. 369a. Northern spotted owl. ..."

4. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1902)
"The spotted owl is the western representative of the barred owl, ... .Similar to the spotted owl, but darker, with white spots and markings restricted, ..."

5. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"The spotted owl is the western representative of the barred owl, and is so closely confined ... Similar to the spotted owl, but darker, with white spots and ..."

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