Noun: spotted owl
- A large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest
"Conservationists worked to protect the spotted owl's habitat";
- Strix occidentalis
Derived forms: spotted owls
Type of: bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
Part of: genus Strix, Strix
Encyclopedia: Spotted owl