Meanings
noungreat horned owl (plural great horned owls)
plural great horned owls
- Any member of the species Bubo virginianus of large owls, resident in North America, having tufts on its ears.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 大雕鴞 /大雕鸮
- 大雕鴞 /大雕鸮 (dàdiāoxiāo)Bubo virginianus
Czech výr virginský
- výr virginskýBubo virginianus
Dutch Amerikaanse oehoe
- Amerikaanse oehoeBubo virginianus
Finnish amerikanhuuhkaja
- amerikanhuuhkajaBubo virginianus
French grand-duc d'Amérique
- grand-duc d'AmériqueBubo virginianus
German Virginiauhu
- VirginiauhuBubo virginianus
Irish mórulchabhán cluasach
- mórulchabhán cluasachBubo virginianus
Japanese 亜米利加鷲木菟
- 亜米利加鷲木菟 (amerika washi mimizuku)Bubo virginianus
Korean 미국수리부엉이
- 미국수리부엉이 (miguksuribueong'i)Bubo virginianus
Polish puchacz wirginijski
- puchacz wirginijskiBubo virginianus
Portuguese jacurutu
- jacurutuBubo virginianus
Russian вирги́нский фи́лин
- вирги́нский фи́лин (virgínskij fílin)Bubo virginianus
Spanish búho cornudo, búho real
- búho cornudoBubo virginianus
- búho realBubo virginianus
Cite this entry
APA
great horned owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20horned%20owl
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“great horned owl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20horned%20owl. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great horned owl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20horned%20owl.
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