barred owl

2 definitions found

barred owl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Barred owl \Barred" owl"\ (Zool.)
     A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from
     the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.
     [1913 Webster]

barred owl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  barred owl
      n 1: large owl of eastern North America having its breast and
           abdomen streaked with brown [syn: barred owl, Strix varia
           ]