Definitions
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Word origin
From Middle English howle, oul, oule, owle, owlle, from Old English ūle, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwilā, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (“owl”), diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *up- (“to cry out”).
Used in a sentence
“A group of owls is called a parliament.”
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Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“Nocturnal bird”3 letters
02“Big-eyed night bird”3 letters
03“Bird active after dark”3 letters
04“Bird with a hoot”3 letters
05“Hooter in the night”3 letters
06“Hooting bird”3 letters
07“Hooting night bird”3 letters
08“Hunter after sunset”3 letters
09“Night hunter”3 letters
10“Nocturnal hooter”3 letters
11“Wise bird”3 letters
12“Night bird”3 letters
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