Meanings
plural barred owls
- A large American owl (Strix varia) with dark brown transverse bars on the breast.
Two barred owls, lugubrious and beautiful, call across a great distance.
2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 546Synonyms: eight-hooter, hoot owl, rain owl, wood owl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large American owl (Strix varia) with dark brown transverse bars on the breast.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish amerikanviirupöllö
- amerikanviirupöllöTranslations
French chouette rayée
- chouette rayéeTranslations
Russian пёстрая нея́сыть
- пёстрая нея́сыть (pjóstraja nejásytʹ)Translations
Cite this entry
barred owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barred%20owl
“barred owl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barred%20owl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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