Meanings
nounsnowy owl (plural snowy owls)
plural snowy owls
- A large, white, nomadic Arctic owl (Bubo scandiacus).
Synonyms: arctic owl, great white owl, snowy, Nyctea scandiaca
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large, white, nomadic Arctic owl (Bubo scandiacus).
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Bulgarian полярна сова
- полярна сова (poljarna sova)large white owl
Catalan duc blanc
- duc blanclarge white owl
Chinese Mandarin 雪鴞 /雪鸮, 白鴞 /白鸮
- 雪鴞 /雪鸮 (xuěxiāo)large white owl
- 白鴞 /白鸮 (báixiāo)large white owl
Danish sneugle
- sneuglelarge white owl
Dutch sneeuwuil
- sneeuwuillarge white owl
Esperanto neĝostrigo
- neĝostrigolarge white owl
Finnish tunturipöllö
- tunturipöllölarge white owl
French harfang, harfang des neiges
- harfanglarge white owl
- harfang des neigeslarge white owl
German Schneeeule, Schnee-Eule
- Schneeeulelarge white owl
- Schnee-Eulelarge white owl
Greek λευκή κουκουβάγια, αρκτική κουκουβάγια
- λευκή κουκουβάγια (lefkí koukouvágia)large white owl
- αρκτική κουκουβάγια (arktikí koukouvágia)large white owl
Hebrew לִילִית שֶׁלֶג
- לִילִית שֶׁלֶג (lilít shéleg)large white owl
Hungarian hóbagoly
- hóbagolylarge white owl
Icelandic snæugla
- snæuglalarge white owl
Irish ulchabhán sneachtúil
- ulchabhán sneachtúillarge white owl
Italian gufo delle nevi
- gufo delle nevilarge white owl
Japanese 白梟
- 白梟 (shiro fukurō)large white owl
Korean 흰올빼미
- 흰올빼미 (huinolppaemi)large white owl
Polish sowa śnieżna
- sowa śnieżnalarge white owl
Portuguese coruja-das-neves
- coruja-das-neveslarge white owl
Russian бе́лая сова́, поля́рная сова́
- бе́лая сова́ (bélaja sová)large white owl
- поля́рная сова́ (poljárnaja sová)large white owl
Scottish Gaelic comhachag-bhàn
- comhachag-bhànlarge white owl
Spanish búho nival
- búho nivallarge white owl
Swedish fjälluggla
- fjällugglalarge white owl
Turkish kar baykuşu
- kar baykuşularge white owl
Vietnamese cú tuyết
- cú tuyếtlarge white owl
Welsh tylluan yr eira
- tylluan yr eiralarge white owl
Cite this entry
APA
snowy owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20owl
MLA
“snowy owl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20owl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowy owl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20owl.
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