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Noun: barred owl  baa(r)d awl
  1. Large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
    "The barred owl watched from its perch in the old oak tree";
    - Strix varia

Derived forms: barred owls

Type of: bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl

Part of: genus Strix, Strix

Encyclopedia: Barred owl