western barn owl

noun

A barn owl of the subspecies Tyto alba alba, endemic to western Eurasia and most of Africa.

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screech owlwhite owlBilly WixWilly Wix
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Meanings

nounwestern barn owl (plural western barn owls)

plural western barn owls

  1. A barn owl of the subspecies Tyto alba alba, endemic to western Eurasia and most of Africa.

    Synonyms: screech owl, white owl, Billy Wix, Willy Wix

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA barn owl of the subspecies Tyto alba alba, endemic to western Eurasia and most of Africa.

Similar
screech owlwhite owlBilly WixWilly Wix
Also see
billy wixwhite owl

Translations

Bulgarian забулена сова
  • забулена сова (zabulena sova)Tyto alba furcata
Catalan òliba
  • òlibaTyto alba furcata
Chinese Mandarin 倉鴞 /仓鸮
  • 倉鴞 /仓鸮 (cāngxiāo)Tyto alba furcata
Czech sova pálená
  • sova pálenáTyto alba furcata
Danish slørugle
  • slørugleTyto alba furcata
Dutch kerkuil
  • kerkuilTyto alba furcata
Esperanto turstrigo
  • turstrigoTyto alba furcata
Finnish tornipöllö
  • tornipöllöTyto alba furcata
French chat-huant, chouette effraie
  • chat-huantTyto alba furcata
  • chouette effraieTyto alba furcata
German Schleiereule, Baumkauz
  • SchleiereuleTyto alba furcata
  • BaumkauzTyto alba furcata
  • WaldkauzTyto alba furcata
Hebrew תנשמת לבנה, שעיר
  • תנשמת לבנהTyto alba furcata
  • שעיר (sa'ir)Tyto alba furcata
Hungarian gyöngybagoly
  • gyöngybagolyTyto alba furcata
Japanese メンフクロウ
  • メンフクロウ (menfukurō)Tyto alba furcata
Korean 원숭이올빼미
  • 원숭이올빼미 (wonsung'iolppaemi)Tyto alba furcata
Lithuanian liepsnotoji pelėda
  • liepsnotoji pelėdaTyto alba furcata
Malay burung pungguk jelapang
  • burung pungguk jelapangTyto alba furcata
Norwegian tårnugle
  • tårnugleTyto alba furcata
Persian جغد انبار
  • جغد انبارTyto alba furcata
Polish płomykówka zwyczajna
  • płomykówka zwyczajnaTyto alba furcata
Portuguese coruja-das-torres
  • coruja-das-torresTyto alba furcata
Russian сипу́ха, сыч
  • сипу́ха (sipúxa)Tyto alba furcata
  • сыч (syč)Tyto alba furcata
Scottish Gaelic comhachag
  • comhachagTyto alba furcata
Slovak plamienka driemavá
  • plamienka driemaváTyto alba furcata
Spanish lechuza blanca
  • lechuza blancaTyto alba furcata
Swedish tornuggla
  • tornugglaTyto alba furcata
Thai นกแสก
  • นกแสก (nók-sɛ̀ɛk)Tyto alba furcata
Turkish peçeli baykuş
  • peçeli baykuşTyto alba furcata
Ukrainian сипуха
  • сипуха (sypuxa)Tyto alba furcata
Welsh tylluan wen
  • tylluan wenTyto alba furcata
Cite this entry
APA

western barn owl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20barn%20owl

MLA

“western barn owl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20barn%20owl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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