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barn owl
noun
- a yellowish-brown and white owl, Tyto alba, often inhabiting barns and other buildings.
barn owl
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of barn owl1
First recorded in 1665–75
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Example Sentences
A little screech owl tuned up in the distance, a barn owl replied, and a great horned owl drowned both their voices.
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A boy who had a half-grown barn owl tried him one day to see how many mice he would eat.
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One barn owl had thirty-nine locusts, twenty-two other insects, and one mouse which it had just taken.
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The nest of the Barn Owl is a rude structure placed in the bird's daily haunt.
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This species is much more common than the Barn Owl in many districts, although it is decreasing in others.
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