Phrase guide

tawny owl

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

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːni aʊl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Strix aluco of strigid owls, of Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Strix aluco

Antonyms: none provided

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

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kukuvajka e pyjeve — Strix aluco
  • Asturian: curuxa — Strix aluco
  • Asturian: curuxu — Strix aluco
  • Asturian: carabiella — Strix aluco
  • Basque: urubi — Strix aluco
  • Belarusian: няясыць шэрая (njajasycʹ šeraja) — Strix aluco
  • Breton: kaouenn penn-tev — Strix aluco
  • Bulgarian: горска улулица (gorska ululica) — Strix aluco
  • Catalan: gamarús — Strix aluco
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰林鴞 /灰林鸮 (huīlínxiāo) — Strix aluco
  • Cimbrian: aubo — Strix aluco
  • Cornish: penn tew — Strix aluco
  • Cornish: kowan benn tew — Strix aluco
  • Czech: puštík — Strix aluco
  • Danish: natugle — Strix aluco
  • Dutch: bosuil — Strix aluco
  • Esperanto: arbara strigo — Strix aluco
  • Estonian: kodukakk — Strix aluco
  • Faroese: músagjóð — Strix aluco
  • Finnish: lehtopöllö — Strix aluco
  • French: chouette hulotte — Strix aluco
  • West-Frisian: wâldûle — Strix aluco
  • Friulian: catůs — Strix aluco
  • Galician: curuxa laiona — Strix aluco
  • Galician: avelaiona — Strix aluco
  • Galician: ralo — Strix aluco
  • Galician: paxaro da morte — Strix aluco
  • German: Waldkauz — Strix aluco
  • Greek: χουχουριστής (chouchouristís) — Strix aluco
  • Greenlandic: uppik kajortoq — Strix aluco
  • Hebrew: לִילִית (lilít) — Strix aluco
  • Hungarian: macskabagoly — Strix aluco
  • Icelandic: náttugla — Strix aluco
  • Ido: hueto — Strix aluco
  • Ingrian: maljakakku — Strix aluco
  • Irish: ulchabhán donn — Strix aluco
  • Italian: allocco — Strix aluco
  • Ladin: ciuch — Strix aluco
  • Latin: cavannus — Strix aluco
  • Latvian: meža pūce — Strix aluco
  • Lithuanian: naminė pelėda — Strix aluco
  • Macedonian: шу́мски був (šúmski buv) — Strix aluco
  • Maltese: kokka — Strix aluco
  • Manx: hullad ghoan — Strix aluco
  • Manx: hullad ouyr — Strix aluco
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kattugle — Strix aluco
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kattugle — Strix aluco
  • Occitan: caús — Strix aluco
  • Polish: puszczyk — Strix aluco
  • Polish: puszczyk zwyczajny — Strix aluco
  • Portuguese: coruja-do-mato — Strix aluco
  • Romanian: huhurez — Strix aluco
  • Romanian: huhurez mic — Strix aluco
  • Romansh: tschuetta da guaud — Strix aluco
  • Russian: нея́сыть се́рая (nejásytʹ séraja) — Strix aluco
  • Russian: нея́сыть (nejásytʹ) — Strix aluco
  • Northern Sami: bussáskuolfi — Strix aluco
  • Southern Sami: hamhka — Strix aluco
  • Southern Sami: jïjje-snjågloe — Strix aluco
  • Sardinian: cuccubaju — Strix aluco
  • Scottish Gaelic: comhachag-dhonn — Strix aluco
  • Serbo-Croatian: шумска сова — Strix aluco
  • Serbo-Croatian: šumska sova — Strix aluco
  • Slovak: sova lesná — Strix aluco
  • Slovene: lesna sova — Strix aluco
  • Upper Sorbian: kiwka — Strix aluco
  • Upper Sorbian: wiwka — Strix aluco
  • Upper Sorbian: kwikawa — Strix aluco
  • Spanish: cárabo — Strix aluco
  • Swedish: kattuggla — Strix aluco
  • Turkish: alaca baykuş — Strix aluco
  • Ukrainian: сова сіра (sova sira) — Strix aluco
  • Welsh: tylluan frech — Strix aluco