SPOTTED OWL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spotted owl mean? 

• SPOTTED OWL (noun)
  The noun SPOTTED OWL has 1 sense:

1. a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPOTTED OWL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

spotted owl; Strix occidentalis

Hypernyms ("spotted 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 ("spotted owl" is a member of...):

genus Strix; Strix (owls lacking ear tufts)

 Context examples 

For a time, it seemed that the spotted owl was also threatened by competition from the faster-breeding barred owl, which had moved west into its territory.

(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)

For the past twenty-five years, spotted owl habitat preservation has focused on keeping 70% or more of the total ground area covered by natural tree canopy, a tree density that leaves forests prone to wildfires and trees more likely to die during droughts.

(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)

In a study, scientists from the University of California, Davis; USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station; and University of Washington have found a way to resolve the conflict that has sprung up between protecting forests from increasingly frequent wildfires and droughts and preserving sufficient habitat for the endangered spotted owl, Strix occidentalis.

(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)

The spotted owl gained national prominence in the United States during the 1990s, when environmentalists' efforts to preserve its habitat resulted in federal measures forbidding logging on large swaths of land, as well as federal limits on the sales of harvested wood.

(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)