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Owls

/æwlz/

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.

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noun

1
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
2
(by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
3
The owl pigeon.
4
A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.

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bird of minervanoun	nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
bird of nightnoun	nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
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burrowingnoun	The act or result of making a burrow.
burrowsnoun	An English topographical surname, a variant of Burroughs.
chouette	a French word meaning "owl", specifically owls without visible ear tufts.
densnoun	(anatomy) A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.
hootnoun	The cry of an owl.
nicenoun	niceness.
order strigiformesnoun	owls
owletsnoun	A young owl; owling.
screechnoun	(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
shrieknoun	A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
speciesnoun	(biology) A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
strigiformesnoun	owls
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whetnoun	That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
raptorsnoun	A bird of prey.
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