Definition of Barred owl

1. Noun. Large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown.

Exact synonyms: Strix Varia
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

1. A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown colour on the breast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barred Owl

barrancos
barras
barrat
barrater
barraters
barrator
barrators
barratries
barratrous
barratry
barrats
barre
barred
barred antshrike
barred antshrikes
barred owl (current term)
barred owls
barred pickerel
barred tinamou
barred tinamous
barreing
barrel
barrel-chested
barrel cactus
barrel chest
barrel child
barrel children
barrel distortion
barrel fever
barrel knot

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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