HyperDic: barn_owl

English > 1 sense of the expression barn owl:
NOUNanimalbarn owl, Tyto albamottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures
English > barn owl: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control.
SynonymTyto alba
Member ofTyto, genus Tytotype and only genus of the family Tytonidae
Broaderowl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooternocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Spanishcuruca, lechuza
Catalanòbila, òliba, Tyto alba, xibeca

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