| barn owl n. A predatory nocturnal bird (Tyto alba) having a white, heart-shaped face, buff-brown upper plumage, and pale underparts, often nesting in barns and other buildings. Also called monkey-faced owl. |
barn owl
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any owl of the genus Tyto, esp T. alba, having a pale brown and white plumage, long slender legs, and a heart-shaped face: family Tytonidae
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| Noun | 1. |  barn owl - mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent controlbird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes genus Tyto, Tyto - type and only genus of the family Tytonidae |
Translations
barn owl n → barbagianni m inv nostrano
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