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Definition of Barred owl
1. Noun. Large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown.
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Group relationships: Genus Strix, Strix
Definition of Barred owl
1. Noun. A large American owl (''Syrnium nebulosum'') with dark brown transverse bars on the breast. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Barred owl
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barred Owl
Literary usage of Barred owl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds that Hunt and are Hunted: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"Because the voice of the great horned owl, that "tiger among birds," is so like
it, the barred owl is credited with its larger kinsman's atrocities and ..."
2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1840)
"Female, 30^, THE barred owl. ... kind reader, that your ear would suddenly be
struck by the discordant screams of the barred owl. Its whah, whah, whah, ..."
3. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"A slightly smaller, and darker variety of the barred owl. Its habits and nesting
habits ... A very similar but slightly paler variety than the barred owl, ..."
4. Ornithological Biography by John James Audubon (1832)
"... that were you, as I have said, to visit that happy country, your ear would
suddenly be struck by the discordant screams of the barred owl. Its whah, ..."
5. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"FLORIDA barred owl. b. Upper parts striped longitudinally .... 367. SHORT-EARED
OWL. B. Belly with eross-bars. a. With conspicuous horns or ears. ai. ..."
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