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great gray owl
noun
- a large, dish-faced, gray owl, Strix nebulosa, of northern North America and western Eurasia, having streaked and barred plumage.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of great gray owl1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example Sentences
Now the Great Gray Owl was waving a stick in the air, motioning for silence.
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In his own desolate north the great gray owl knew that no creature on wings could rival him.
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She was in the wood, and as she spoke she saw a great gray owl fluttering on the ground as if he was hurt.
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One mid-afternoon a great gray owl called repeatedly, uttering a short loud sound like that of some big wild beast.
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