eagle owl

noun

1. any of several large owls of the genus Bubo, having prominent tufts of feathers on each side of the head, especially B. bubo of Europe and Asia.

eagle owl

noun

1. a large owl, Bubo bubo, of Europe and Asia. It has brownish speckled plumage and large ear tufts

Word History and Origins

Origin of eagle owl¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

All the attention could make it hard for the Eurasian Eagle Owl to get a bite to eat.

From Slate

The Houston Zoo found that someone had cut into the enclosure of brown pelicans, and the Central Park Zoo continues attempts to recapture a Eurasian eagle owl after a the same form of vandalism.

From Slate

Despite that, her obsession with the mysteriously alluring birds soon becomes borderless; she ventures to Finland and Spain on promised sighting of the Eurasian eagle owl, to Serbia to view the long-eared owl, and to France for the pygmy owl.

From Washington Post

Later, when she listened to the hoot of an eagle owl, the hiss of a genet, and the hrrr-hrrr grunt of a foraging honey badger, she didn’t feel quite as confident.

From Literature

An eagle owl called as it floated along the upper airs.

From Literature