The story
The word is imitative of the bird's call.
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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more·porkToday it means: The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. Full definition →
First used 19th c.