barn owl

/ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl//ˈbɑɹn ˌaʊəl/

noun

An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.

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disc owlTyto alba
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Meanings

nounbarn owl (plural barn owls)

plural barn owls

  1. An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.

    Synonyms: disc owl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.

Similar
disc owl

More synonyms by meaning

nounmottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control

Similar
Tyto alba
Broader
owlbird of Minervabird of night
Also see
disc owl

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From barn + owl.

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Translations

Ancient Greek τυτώ
  • τυτώ (tutṓ)Tyto alba
Basque hontz zuri
  • hontz zuriTyto alba
Bulgarian забулена сова
  • забулена сова (zabulena sova)Tyto alba
Catalan òliba
  • òlibaTyto alba
Chinese Mandarin 倉鴞 /仓鸮
  • 倉鴞 /仓鸮 (cāngxiāo)Tyto alba
Czech sova pálená
  • sova pálenáTyto alba
Danish slørugle
  • slørugleTyto alba
Dutch kerkuil
  • kerkuilTyto alba
Esperanto turstrigo
  • turstrigoTyto alba
Estonian loorkakk
  • loorkakkTyto alba
Finnish tornipöllö
  • tornipöllöTyto alba
French chouette effraie
  • chouette effraieTyto alba
German Schleiereule
  • SchleiereuleTyto alba
Greek πεπλόγλαυκα
  • πεπλόγλαυκα (peplóglafka)Tyto alba
Hebrew תנשמת
  • תנשמת (tinshemet)Tyto alba
Hungarian gyöngybagoly
  • gyöngybagolyTyto alba
Icelandic turnugla
  • turnuglaTyto alba
Indonesian serak jawa
  • serak jawaTyto alba
Irish scréachóg reilige
  • scréachóg reiligeTyto alba
Italian barbagianni
  • barbagianniTyto alba
Japanese 面梟, メンフクロウ
  • 面梟 (menfukurō)Tyto alba
  • メンフクロウ (menfukurō)Tyto alba
Korean 가면올빼미
  • 가면올빼미 (gamyeonolppaemi)Tyto alba
Latin parra
  • parraTyto alba
Latvian plīvurpūce
  • plīvurpūceTyto alba
Lithuanian liepsnotoji pelėda
  • liepsnotoji pelėdaTyto alba
Malay pungguk jelapang
  • pungguk jelapangTyto alba
Norwegian tårnugle
  • tårnugleTyto alba
Polish płomykówka
  • płomykówkaTyto alba
Portuguese coruja-das-torres
  • coruja-das-torresTyto alba
Romanian strigă
  • strigăTyto alba
Russian сипу́ха обыкнове́нная
  • сипу́ха обыкнове́нная (sipúxa obyknovénnaja)Tyto alba
Scottish Gaelic cailleach-oidhche
  • cailleach-oidhcheTyto alba
Slovak plamienka driemavá
  • plamienka driemaváTyto alba
Spanish lechuza, lechuza común
  • lechuzaTyto alba
  • lechuza comúnTyto alba
Swahili bundi
  • bundiTyto alba
Swedish tornuggla
  • tornugglaTyto alba
Thai นกแสก
  • นกแสก (nók-sɛ̀ɛk)Tyto alba
Turkish peçeli baykuş
  • peçeli baykuşTyto alba
Ukrainian сипуха
  • сипуха (sypuxa)Tyto alba
Vietnamese cú lợn
  • cú lợnTyto alba
Welsh tylluan wen
  • tylluan wenTyto alba
Cite this entry
APA

barn owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20owl

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“barn owl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20owl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barn owl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20owl.

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