bird of night

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bird of night - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes bird of Minerva, owl, hooter bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals order Strigiformes, Strigiformes - owls owlet - young owl Athene noctua, little owl - small European owl horned owl - large owls having prominent ear tufts great gray owl, great grey owl, Strix nebulosa - large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia Strix aluco, tawny owl - reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes barred owl, Strix varia - large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown Otus asio, screech owl - small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle screech owl - any owl that has a screeching cry scops owl - any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call spotted owl, Strix occidentalis - a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest hoot owl - any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching hawk owl, Surnia ulula - grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere Asio otus, long-eared owl - slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing jackass - almost extinct owl of New Zealand barn owl, Tyto alba - mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control