a BIRDOFPREY (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large round eyes, that hunts at night. Owls are traditionally thought to be wise:
a little / short-eared / snowy owl * An owl hooted nearby.
seealsoBARNOWL, NIGHTOWL, TAWNYOWL
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