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Definition of Tawny owl
1. Noun. Reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes.
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Minerva, Bird Of Night, Hooter, Owl
Group relationships: Genus Strix, Strix
Definition of Tawny owl
1. Noun. A bird of prey of the species ''Strix aluco''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tawny Owl
Literary usage of Tawny owl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... characters it must be referred to the tawny owl section, in several of the
particulars mentioned above it resembles the Screech-Owls, and therefore we ..."
2. Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds by George Montagu, James Rennie (1831)
"TAWNY BUNTING.—A name for the young of the Snow Fleck. tawny owl ... tawny owl.
Moat. Orn. Diet.—Bewick's Br. Birds. Strix Aluco, Linn. 1. p. 130. 7.—Gmel. ..."
3. Essays on Natural History, Chiefly Ornithology by Charles Waterton (1844)
"NOTES ON THE HABITS OF THE tawny owl. OF all our British owls, this is by far
the greatest favourite with me, and I take great interest in its preservation. ..."
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