noun
Meaning 1
The northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula.
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Phrase guide
hawk owl
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noun
Meaning 2
Any owl in the genus Ninox, native to Australasia.
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noun
Meaning 3
grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Surnia ulula
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ahtna: hwdaaghe besiineʼ — Northern hawk owl
- Czech: sovice krahujová — Northern hawk owl
- Dutch: sperweruil — Northern hawk owl
- French: épervière boréale — Northern hawk owl
- French: chouette épervière — Northern hawk owl
- German: Sperbereule — Northern hawk owl
- Ido: sparvierohuo — Northern hawk owl
- Norwegian Bokmål: haukugle — Northern hawk owl
- Polish: sowa jarzębata — Northern hawk owl
- Russian: ястреби́ная сова́ (jastrebínaja sová) — Northern hawk owl
- Welsh: gwalchdylluan — Northern hawk owl
- Czech: sovice — Any owl in the genus Ninox
- Dutch: valkuil — Any owl in the genus Ninox
- Norwegian Bokmål: haukugle — Any owl in the genus Ninox
- Polish: sowica — Any owl in the genus Ninox
- Welsh: gwalchdylluan — Any owl in the genus Ninox