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HORNED OWL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does horned owl mean?
• HORNED OWL (noun)
The noun HORNED OWL has 1 sense:
1. large owls having prominent ear tufts
Familiarity information: HORNED OWL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large owls having prominent ear tufts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("horned 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "horned owl"):
Bubo virginianus; great horned owl (brown North American horned owl)
Holonyms ("horned owl" is a member of...):
Bubo; genus Bubo (a genus of Strigidae)
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