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GREAT GREY OWL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does great grey owl mean?
• GREAT GREY OWL (noun)
The noun GREAT GREY OWL has 1 sense:
1. large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
Familiarity information: GREAT GREY OWL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
great gray owl; great grey owl; Strix nebulosa
Hypernyms ("great grey owl" is a kind of...):
bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)
Holonyms ("great grey owl" is a member of...):
genus Strix; Strix (owls lacking ear tufts)
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