hoot owl

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nounhoot owl (plural hoot owls)

Synonym of barred owl.
Synonyms: barred owl
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hoot, owl. (any owl that hoots)
When you hear the hoot owls hollowing Sign of rain, baby, sign of rain
b. 1955, traditional, “Swannanoa Town”, in North Carolina Ballads, performed by Artus Moser

nounSynonym of barred owl.

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