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PRONUNCIATION OF BARN OWL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARN OWL

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Barn owl is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BARN OWL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barn owl

Barn owl

The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls. T. alba is found almost anywhere in the world except polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Alpide belt, most of Indonesia, and the Pacific islands. However, they have been introduced to control rodents in the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is known by many other names, which may refer to the appearance, call, habitat or the eerie, silent flight: White Owl, Silver Owl, Demon Owl, Ghost Owl, Death Owl, Night Owl, Rat Owl, Church Owl, Cave Owl, Stone Owl, Monkey-faced Owl, Hissing Owl, Hobgoblin or Hobby Owl, Dobby Owl, White-breasted Owl, Golden Owl, Scritch Owl, Screech Owl, Straw Owl, Barnyard Owl, and Delicate Owl. "Golden Owl" might also refer to the related Golden Masked Owl. "Hissing Owl" and, particularly in the USA and in India, "screech owl", referring to the piercing calls of these birds.

Definition of barn owl in the English dictionary

The definition of barn owl in the dictionary is any owl of the genus Tyto, esp T. alba, having a pale brown and white plumage, long slender legs, and a heart-shaped face: family Tytonidae.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARN OWL

barn
barn conversion
barn dance
barn dancing
barn door
barn egg
barn swallow
Barnabas
barnacle
barnacle goose
barnacled
Barnard
Barnard´s star
Barnardo
Barnardo´s
Barnaul
Barnave
barnbrack
Barnes
barnet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARN OWL

brown owl
church owl
eagle owl
hawk owl
hoot owl
horned owl
little owl
long-eared owl
night owl
screech owl
short-eared owl
snowy owl
tawny owl
white owl
wood owl

Synonyms and antonyms of barn owl in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «barn owl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARN OWL

Find out the translation of barn owl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barn owl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barn owl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谷仓猫头鹰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la lechuza común
570 millions of speakers

English

barn owl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खलिहान उल्लू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحظيرة البومة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сипуха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

barn Owl
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শস্যাগার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chat-huant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

burung hantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schleiereule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メンフクロウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헛간 올빼미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tongkang owk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuồng cú
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொட்டகையின் ஆந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धान्याचे कोठार घुबड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bayır baykuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barbagianni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Barn Owl
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сипуха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hambar bufniță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουκουβάγια αχυρώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nonnetjiesuil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tornuggla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tårnugle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barn owl

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARN OWL»

The term «barn owl» is regularly used and occupies the 68.237 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARN OWL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barn owl

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARN OWL»

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The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers
Inspired By The Legend Of The Wandering Jew, This Second Work Of Fiction From India'S Foremost Graphic Novelist Is An Irreverent Tale Of Illicit Sex And Drunken Religiosity, Which Unravels New Riddles With Each Reading.
Sarnath Banerjee, 2007
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The Barn Owl
There are major chapters on breeding and general behaviour, feeding, distribution, etc, but voice is rightly given a full treatment. The text is graced by Ian Willis's fine drawings and there are 31 photographs plus a colour frontispiece.
D.S Bunn, A.B Warburton, R.D.S Wilson, 2010
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Berkeley's Barn Owl Dance
At the Leave the Nest Fall Fest, Berkeley and her friends dance the night away, but when the next moonrise comes, all of them must leave home and find a new place to dance.
Tera Johnson, 2008
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
Chronicles the author's rescue of an abandoned barn owlet, from her efforts to resuscitate and raise the young owl through their nineteen years together, during which the author made key discoveries about owl behavior.
Stacey O'Brien, 2008
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Barn Owls: Predator-Prey Relationships and Conservation
This book discusses the relationship between barn owls, their prey and prospects for conservation.
Iain Taylor, 2004
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The Barn Owl
Describes the physical characteristics, hunting, feeding, nesting, mating, and moulting of the barn owl, as well as the nine different species.
Sally Tagholm, 2003
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White Owl, Barn Owl
The little girl in this book has never seen a barn owl, but when her grandpa puts a nest-box high in the old oak tree, they wait and they wait until one spring night, just as the sky goes pink, a pale face looks out of it, then takes off ...
Nicola Davies, 2012
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The Barn Owls
A simple poem draws the reader into an old barn, where generations of owls slept, waked, hunted for mice, and raised their young.
Tony Johnston, 2000
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Barn Owls
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the barn owl.
‎1992
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The Barn Owl
This book covers all aspects of the biology of the barn owl: its distribution, habitat, feeding behaviour, breeding, movements and mortality.
Iain R. Taylor, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARN OWL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barn owl is used in the context of the following news items.
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Barn owl chicks help children learn about conservation (From The …
STUDENTS learned about conservation first hand by helping to weigh and ring two barn owl chicks. The six-week-old chicks are based near ... «The Argus, Jul 15»
2
America's Most Exotic Presidential Pets « All About America
... blue macaw, hen, one-legged rooster, hyena, barn owl, rabbit and Algonquin the pony who supposedly rode up the White House elevator. «Voice of America, Jul 15»
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Before Tearing Down an Old Farmhouse, Consider the Wildlife
And this simulated ecosystem wouldn't be complete without the barn owl. Space. In one way or another, all wildlife can benefit from as much ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
4
Fourth of July: Live music in NYC
Caminiti is half of the excellent psychedelic ambient, drone band, Barn Owl, and while he and Barn Owl have both introduced more electronic ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
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Meet the Barn Owls That Will Save Your Kids from Deadly Poisons
About 30 homeowners residing near the Santa Monica Mountains have signed on to host a barn owl nesting box so far through the initiative launched by ... «RYOT, Jul 15»
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House martins, the little dolphins that love to slide on your roof
So the robin has been voted the UK's “national bird” by more than 224,000 people, beating the barn owl by three to one. Springwatch insisted ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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Back Then: From top of charts to top of polls for robin
Does its new status as a national treasure mean that the robin will now be appearing on stamps and coins? Oh yes - the barn owl came a ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Birds of prey pay visit to Widnes school as part of reading initiative
Year 2 Teacher Mrs Donnelly, pupil Ollie Reeves and Mango the Barn Owl at Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour Primary School in Widnes. «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
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Baby Barn Owl Feeding
Spyke wears an owl mask as he feeds a baby barn owl held by Jocelyn Barker. The mask is worn so the bird does not associate food with ... «Helena Independent Record, Jun 15»
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All eyes on owls
... as endangered, but it's the barn owl that is most at-risk in the state. ... conducted in 2005 indicated the barn owl population was declining, and ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jun 15»

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