owl
/aʊ(ə)l/
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing; A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active
- Plural
- owls
Bedeutungen
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Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing
An owl is a bird.
Die Eule ist ein Vogel.
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
The owl has big eyes.
Die Eule hat große Augen.
Tatoeba · nootley · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active
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An owl pigeonselten
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A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovishselten
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Any of various nymphalid butterflies, especially in the genus Caligo, having large eyespots on the wingsselten