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GREAT GRAY OWL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does great gray owl mean? 

GREAT GRAY OWL (noun)
  The noun GREAT GRAY OWL has 1 sense:

1. large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasiaplay

  Familiarity information: GREAT GRAY OWL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GREAT GRAY OWL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

great gray owl; great grey owl; Strix nebulosa

Hypernyms ("great gray owl" is a kind of...):

bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)

Holonyms ("great gray owl" is a member of...):

genus Strix; Strix (owls lacking ear tufts)


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