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Noun: tawny owl
  1. Reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
    "The tawny owl's distinctive hooting call filled the night air";
    - Strix aluco

Derived forms: tawny owls

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

Part of: genus Strix, Strix

Encyclopedia: Tawny owl