HyperDic: barred_owl

English > 1 sense of the expression *barred owl*:
NOUN	animal	barred owl, Strix varia	large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown

English > *barred owl*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown.
Synonym	Strix varia
Member of	Strix, genus Strix	owls lacking ear tufts
Broader	owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter	nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes