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great horned owl

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Bubo virginianus of large owls, resident in North America, having tufts on its ears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

brown North American horned owl

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bubo virginianus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: horned owl

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: besiini — Bubo virginianus
  • Ahtna: cʼudzaghi — Bubo virginianus
  • Armenian: վիրջինյան բվեճ (virǰinyan bveč) — Bubo virginianus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大雕鴞 /大雕鸮 (dàdiāoxiāo) — Bubo virginianus
  • Czech: výr virginský — Bubo virginianus
  • Dutch: Amerikaanse oehoe — Bubo virginianus
  • Finnish: amerikanhuuhkaja — Bubo virginianus
  • French: grand-duc d'Amérique — Bubo virginianus
  • German: Virginiauhu — Bubo virginianus
  • Irish: mórulchabhán cluasach — Bubo virginianus
  • Japanese: 亜米利加鷲木菟 (amerika washi mimizuku) — Bubo virginianus
  • Korean: 미국수리부엉이 (miguksuribueong'i) — Bubo virginianus
  • Lower Tanana: ts'udzeghi — Bubo virginianus
  • Mi'kmaq: ti'tigli — Bubo virginianus
  • Khiamniungan Naga: sāngkháu on̄gshâmnyù — Bubo virginianus
  • Navajo: néʼéshjaatsoh — Bubo virginianus
  • Southern Ohlone: huumis — Bubo virginianus
  • Polish: puchacz wirginijski — Bubo virginianus
  • Portuguese: jacurutu — Bubo virginianus
  • Quechua: tuku — Bubo virginianus
  • Russian: вирги́нский фи́лин (virgínskij fílin) — Bubo virginianus
  • Spanish: búho cornudo — Bubo virginianus
  • Spanish: búho real — Bubo virginianus
  • Unami: ohuntàm — Bubo virginianus