BARRED OWL - Definition

Pronunciation:		bârd awl
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown

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	Synonyms:	Strix varia

	See Also:	bird of Minerva, bird of night, genus Strix, hooter, owl, Strix

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Barred" owl"\ (Zo["o]l.) A large American owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.