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little owl

noun

  1. a small, European owl, Athene noctua, often portrayed in art with the goddess Athena.


little owl

noun

  1. a small Old World owl, Athene noctua, having a speckled brown plumage and flattish head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of little owl1

First recorded in 1550–60
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Example Sentences

We wait in the hopes of seeing a little owl that Graeme has photographed before.

From BBC

"Clearly a pair of little owls thought it would be a great place to make a nest," said Mr Plant.

From BBC

And there are dozens of drawings, ceramics and sculptures of owls created by Pablo Picasso — all inspired by a little owl with an injured talon that he and his partner Françoise Gilot rescued in 1946.

The sweaters — soft, white acrylic wool with little owls across the front — were expertly knitted.

I spent hours looking for the perfect removable wallpaper online and landed upon a utterly charming pattern: little owls perched on branches.

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