: 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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The language-learning app, known for its feisty owl mascot, launched an initial version of a chess course for English users with Apple devices on April 22.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Most of the collisions were birds, including bald eagles, owls larks and mallards, but some of the strikes included prairie dogs, bats, coyotes and rabbits.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The wildlife center, located about 100 miles north from Pittsburgh, took in the injured owl and began to nurse her back to health.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Several species of raptors, including hawks and owls, were illegally shot and killed in southern Utah over the last few months, wildlife officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Most of the collisions were birds, including bald eagles, owls larks and mallards, but some of the strikes included prairie dogs, bats, coyotes and rabbits.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The wildlife center, located about 100 miles north from Pittsburgh, took in the injured owl and began to nurse her back to health.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Several species of raptors, including hawks and owls, were illegally shot and killed in southern Utah over the last few months, wildlife officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owl. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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: any of an order of birds of prey that are active mainly at night and that have a broad head, very large eyes, and a powerful hooked beak and claws
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