Meanings
nountawny owl (plural tawny owls)
plural tawny owls
- Any member of the species Strix aluco of strigid owls, of Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounreddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
Similar
Strix aluco
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque urubi
- urubiStrix aluco
Bulgarian горска улулица
- горска улулица (gorska ululica)Strix aluco
Catalan gamarús
- gamarúsStrix aluco
Chinese Mandarin 灰林鴞 /灰林鸮
- 灰林鴞 /灰林鸮 (huīlínxiāo)Strix aluco
Czech puštík
- puštíkStrix aluco
Danish natugle
- natugleStrix aluco
Dutch bosuil
- bosuilStrix aluco
Esperanto arbara strigo
- arbara strigoStrix aluco
Estonian kodukakk
- kodukakkStrix aluco
Finnish lehtopöllö
- lehtopöllöStrix aluco
French chouette hulotte
- chouette hulotteStrix aluco
German Waldkauz
- WaldkauzStrix aluco
Greek χουχουριστής
- χουχουριστής (chouchouristís)Strix aluco
Hebrew לִילִית
- לִילִית (lilít)Strix aluco
Hungarian macskabagoly
- macskabagolyStrix aluco
Icelandic náttugla
- náttuglaStrix aluco
Irish ulchabhán donn
- ulchabhán donnStrix aluco
Italian allocco
- alloccoStrix aluco
Latin cavannus
- cavannusStrix aluco
Latvian meža pūce
- meža pūceStrix aluco
Lithuanian naminė pelėda
- naminė pelėdaStrix aluco
Norwegian Bokmål kattugle
- kattugleStrix aluco
Polish puszczyk, puszczyk zwyczajny
- puszczykStrix aluco
- puszczyk zwyczajnyStrix aluco
Portuguese coruja-do-mato
- coruja-do-matoStrix aluco
Romanian huhurez, huhurez mic
- huhurezStrix aluco
- huhurez micStrix aluco
Russian нея́сыть се́рая, нея́сыть
- нея́сыть се́рая (nejásytʹ séraja)Strix aluco
- нея́сыть (nejásytʹ)Strix aluco
Scottish Gaelic comhachag-dhonn
- comhachag-dhonnStrix aluco
Slovak sova lesná
- sova lesnáStrix aluco
Spanish cárabo
- cáraboStrix aluco
Swedish kattuggla
- kattugglaStrix aluco
Turkish alaca baykuş
- alaca baykuşStrix aluco
Ukrainian сова сіра
- сова сіра (sova sira)Strix aluco
Welsh tylluan frech
- tylluan frechStrix aluco
Cite this entry
APA
tawny owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tawny%20owl
MLA
“tawny owl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tawny%20owl. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tawny owl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tawny%20owl.
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