Phrase guide

horned owl

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An owl of the genus Bubo native to the Americas, among the largest types of owl, having two horn-like tufts of feathers on its head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

large owls having prominent ear tufts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter

Narrower terms: great horned owl, Bubo virginianus

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Alabama: kitini — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Chickasaw: kitini — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貓頭鷹 /猫头鹰 (māotóuyīng) — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Choctaw: iskitini — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Creek: estek'enē — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Esperanto: gufo — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Finnish: huuhkaja — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • French: hibou — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Indonesian: burung hantu bertanduk — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Japanese: 木菟 (mimizuku) — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Japanese: ミミズク (mimizuku) — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Klamath-Modoc: mok'as — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Koasati: kitini — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Korean: 부엉이 (bueong'i) — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Latin: asio — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Polish: puchacz — New World member of the genus Bubo
  • Russian: фи́лин (fílin) — New World member of the genus Bubo