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owl

75 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. owl (noun)
  2. owl butterfly (noun)
  3. owl-fly (noun)
  4. owl-light (noun)
  5. owl midge (noun)
  6. owl monkey (noun)
  7. owl moth (noun)
  8. owl parrot (noun)
  9. owl swallow (noun)
  10. owl's clover (noun)
  11. Acadian owl (noun)
  12. arctic owl (noun)
  13. barn owl (noun)
  14. barred owl (noun)
  15. billy owl (noun)
  16. bog owl (noun)
  17. boobook owl (noun)
  18. brown owl (noun)
  19. burrowing owl (noun)
  20. cat owl (noun)
  21. churr-owl (noun)
  22. day owl (noun)
  23. eagle owl (noun)
  24. elf owl (noun)
  25. fern owl (noun)
  26. fish owl (noun)
  27. gnome owl (noun)
  28. grass owl (noun)
  29. great gray owl (noun)
  30. great horned owl (noun)

owl

noun \ˈau̇(-ə)l\

Definition of OWL

: any of an order (Strigiformes) of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often brown-mottled plumage
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Origin of OWL

Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; akin to Old High German uwila owl
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with OWL

cowl, dowel, foul, fowl, growl, howl, jowl, prowl, rowel, scowl, towel, trowel, yowl

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