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autillo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • owl noun A mostly nocturnal bird of prey with large forward-facing eyes and a sharp, hooked beak.

Senses

autillo is used for these senses in English:

  • Eurasian scops owl Any of species Otus scops of small owls.
  • owl Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]
  • scops owl A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.
  • screech owl Any New World owl of genus Megascops.

owl — full definition

  1. noun A mostly nocturnal bird of prey with large forward-facing eyes and a sharp, hooked beak.
  2. noun Someone thought of as wise, serious, or active at night.

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