owl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /aʊ(ə)l/
rhymes: -aʊl
rhymes: -aʊəl
Forms: form: owls
Etymology: From Middle English oule, owle, from Old English ūle, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwilā, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare West Frisian ûle, Dutch uil, Danish and Norwegian ugle, German Eule), diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”) (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ (compare Old English ūf or hūf, Swedish uv (“horned owl”), Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up- (compare Latvian ũpis (“eagle-owl”), Czech úpět (“to wail, howl”), Avestan 𐬎𐬟𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬨𐬌 (ufiieimi, “to call out”). A Germanic variant *uwwilǭ was the source of Old High German ūwila (German Eule).
Senses: examples: text: A group of owls is called a parliament.
ref: 2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC:
glosses: Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
antonyms: lark
glosses: A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
glosses: An owl pigeon.
topics: government
politics
glosses: A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
glosses: Any of various nymphalid butterflies, especially in the genus Caligo, having large eyespots on the wings.
Derived terms: word: Acadian owl
word: as wise as an owl
word: bare-legged owl
word: barn owl
word: barred owl
word: bay owl
word: blind as an owl
word: boobook owl
word: boreal owl
word: brown owl
word: buffy fish owl
word: burrowing owl
word: Cosmic Owl
word: disc owl
word: disk owl
word: drunk as a boiled owl
word: drunk as an owl
word: eagle owl
taxonomic: Bubo bubo etc.
word: eagle-owl
word: elf owl
word: Eurasian eagle owl
word: Eurasian pygmy owl
word: Eurasian scops owl
word: fernowl
word: fishing owl
word: fish owl
word: flammulated owl
word: gnome owl
word: great grey owl
word: great horned owl
word: hawk owl
word: hawk-owl
word: hoot owl
word: hoot owl shift
word: hoot owl trail
word: horned owl
word: hornowl
word: ivy owl
word: jar-owl
word: Lapland owl
word: laughing owl
word: little owl
word: long eared owl
word: long-eared owl
word: monkey-faced owl
word: mottled owl
word: night-owl
word: night owl
word: northern hawk owl
word: owlbear
word: owl bus
word: owl-butterfly
taxonomic: Caligo spp.
word: owl butterfly
word: owl clover
word: owldom
word: owler
word: owlery
word: owlet
word: owl-eyed
word: owl-faced monkey
word: owlfish
word: owlfly
word: owlful
word: Owlglass
word: owl hoot
word: owl hoot trail
word: owling
word: owlish
word: owlishly
word: owlishness
word: owlism
word: owl jug
word: owlless
word: owl-light
word: owl light
word: owl-like
word: owllike
word: owl monkey
word: owl moth
word: owl-moth
word: owl parrot
word: owl pigeon
word: owl-swallow
word: owl train
word: owly
word: Pel's fishing owl
word: powerful owl
word: pygmy owl
word: rain owl
word: red owl
word: Richardson's owl
word: rufous owl
word: saw-whet owl
word: scops owl
english: Otus scops etc
translation: Otus scops etc
word: scops-owl
word: screech owl
word: screech-owl
word: sea-owl
word: sea owl
word: shivering owl
word: short-eared owl
word: shriek owl
word: silver owl
word: snowy owl
word: Soumagne's owl
word: spectral owl
word: spotted eagle-owl
word: spotted owl
word: squinch owl
word: striped owl
word: stuffed owl
word: superb owl
word: tawny owl
word: Tengmalm's owl
word: Ural owl
word: wereowl
word: western barn owl
word: white owl
word: wise as an owl
word: wood owl
Related terms: hoot
to-whit, to-whoo
whoo
who
hoo
hoohoo