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owl-like

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owl (aʊl)
 
n
1.  any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, having large front-facing eyes, a small hooked bill, soft feathers, and a short neck
2.  any of various breeds of owl-like fancy domestic pigeon (esp the African owl, Chinese owl, and English owl)
3.  a person who looks or behaves like an owl, esp in having a solemn manner
 
[Old English ūle; related to Dutch uil, Old High German ūwila, Old Norse ugla]
 
'owl-like
 
adj

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Owl-like is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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