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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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But why do its tellers seem to think that the American night has no stars, nothing but bats and owls and the insane moon?
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Luckily, the Frank web site sells short the treats available to the night owls.
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Hummingbirds lay eggs that look like Tic Tacs, owls lay nigh-perfect spheres, and sandpipers lay almost conical eggs that end in a rounded point.
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A sandpiper’s egg is shaped like a teardrop, an owl’s like a golf ball, and a hummingbird’s like a jelly bean.
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For all his hard-charging seriousness, Warner is still the gregarious ringleader among his friends and a night owl who has a dinner on his schedule most nights a week.
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FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME California night owls, rejoice.
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Early Wednesday, Twitter night owls wondered what explained the lack of a follow up tweet until six hours later, when the typo-tweet was deleted and replaced by one making light of his misspelling.
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Swift little falcons, intense Cooper’s hawks, gorgeous northern harriers, long-eared owls and bald eagles by the dozen come here to feed on voles and other small rodents.
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Origin and Etymology of owl
Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; akin to Old High German uwila owl
OWL Defined for English Language Learners
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: a bird that usually hunts at night and that has a large head and eyes, a powerful hooked beak, and strong claws
OWL Defined for Kids
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: a large bird with big head and eyes, hooked bill, and strong claws that is active at night and feeds on small animals
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