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barred owl

barred owl

noun
a large owl, Strix varia, of eastern North America, having its breast barred and abdomen streaked with dark brown.

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism
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barred owl

noun
large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown 
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