eagle-owl

A form of eagle owl — Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially Eurasian eagle owls (Bubo bubo), that have prominent ear tufts.

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Meanings

nouneagle-owl (plural eagle-owls)

plural eagle-owls

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of eagle owl.

    The diet of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) was assessed by collecting pellets and prey remains near the nesting cliffs of 21 pairs in the central-eastern Italian Alps between 1993-97

    2002, FABRIZIO Sergio, “Biases associated with diet study methods in the Eurasian Eagle-Owl”, in Journal of Raptor Research, volume 36, pages 11–16
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