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Definition of Barn owl

1. Noun. Mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control.

Definition of Barn owl

1. Noun. An owl of the genus ''Tyto'', often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barn Owl

Literary usage of Barn owl

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

1. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1840)
"The barn owl of the United States is far more abundant in the Southern ... found to form the constant food of our barn owl. Thus the Short-eared, the Hawk, ..."

2. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"THE barn owl Wonderfully Destructive of Rats and Mice, and Almost Never Touches Birds The names "CHICKEN HAWK or HEN HAWK" as applied usually refer to the ..."

3. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"Early in April the barn owl begins its nesting, laying one white egg every other day until there are from five to ten or eleven hidden in an old crow's nest ..."

4. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"The barn owl conceals itself so well during the day that, in my experience, ... The only notes I have ever heard from the barn owl are a sudden wild, ..."

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