hawk owl

American  

noun

1. a gray and white diurnal owl, Surnia ulula, of northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, resembling a hawk in appearance and actions.

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hawk owl British  

noun

1. a hawklike northern owl, Surnia ulula, with a long slender tail and brownish speckled plumage

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Etymology

Origin of hawk owl

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

I should not like to eat hawk, owl, or anything of the crow family; but there is no knowing, Nat, what we might do if half-starved, and that’s what I am now.

From Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas by Anonymous

The eagle, hawk, owl and crow are plentiful.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg