owl

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noun

Plural noun:

owls

1.
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.
2.
(broadly)(by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
3.
An owl pigeon.
4.
(uncommon)(politics, uncommon) A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
5.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, especially in the genus Caligo, having large eyespots on the wings.

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verb

V_es/s

owls

V_ing/Gerund

owling

V_ed/pp

owled

1.
(archaic, intransitive)To smuggle contraband goods.

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From Middle English howle, oul, oule, owle, owlle, from Old English ūle, from *uwwulā, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ (owl), diminutive of *uwwǭ (eagle-owl), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *up- (to cry out). 2 cog Cognate with oul, Ule, ûle, aul, uil, Eule, Uul, Eil, aojł,, ugle, ugla, uggla, ugla (owl), ugla, ule (owl), uggla, uv (owl);