owl
IPA: ˈaʊɫ
noun
- Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
- (by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
- An owl pigeon.
- (politics, uncommon) A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies, especially in the genus Caligo, having large eyespots on the wings.
- (computer languages) Initialism of Web Ontology Language. [(computing, Internet) A formal language (or family of languages) used to draw inferences from a large data set, especially from the Semantic Web]
verb
- (archaic, intransitive) To smuggle contraband goods.
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Examples of "owl" in Sentences
- The dog was transfigured into an owl.
- One of the known birds is the snowy owl.
- The Snowy Owl is the official bird of Quebec.
- The owl is nocturnal, and the rooster diurnal.
- The second postulates the OWLS to be constant.
- The name refers to the school's logo of the owl.
- The ears of many species of owls are asymmetrical.
- During this time the owl became the companion of the wise.
- For this reason, it is alleged that a hunter was hired to shoot the owl.
- I'd hate to see one of the little scamps disappearing into an eagle owl's nest.
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