Definition of Tawny owl

1. Noun. Reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes.

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

Definition of Tawny owl

1. Noun. A bird of prey of the species ''Strix aluco''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tawny Owl

tawking
tawks
tawn
tawneys
tawnier
tawnies
tawniest
tawnily
tawniness
tawninesses
tawny
tawny-breasted tinamou
tawny-breasted tinamous
tawny-owl
tawny eagle
tawny owl
tawny owls
tawpie
tawpies
taws
tawse
tawsed
tawses
tawsing
tawt
tawted
tawtie
tawtier
tawtiest
tawting

Literary usage of Tawny owl

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

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... characters it must be referred to the tawny owl section, in several of the particulars mentioned above it resembles the Screech-Owls, and therefore we ..."

2. Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds by George Montagu, James Rennie (1831)
"TAWNY BUNTING.—A name for the young of the Snow Fleck. tawny owl ... tawny owl. Moat. Orn. Diet.—Bewick's Br. Birds. Strix Aluco, Linn. 1. p. 130. 7.—Gmel. ..."

3. Essays on Natural History, Chiefly Ornithology by Charles Waterton (1844)
"NOTES ON THE HABITS OF THE tawny owl. OF all our British owls, this is by far the greatest favourite with me, and I take great interest in its preservation. ..."

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