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owl

[oul] / aʊl /








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As a natural lark, not an owl, I have seldom needed an alarm clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The second category of birds feature: the Atlantic puffin, the barn owl, the common kingfisher, the Eurasian curlew, the great spotted woodpecker, and the white-tailed eagle.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

They recently paid to treat an owl that had been severely burned when a drone crashed into its tree.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

A barred owl hooted and shook its feathers in a sycamore above the creek, and red-bellied cooters sunned themselves on half-submerged logs.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

More importantly, even to a polar bear that puts napping and eating high on his priority list, here was a snowy owl nearby.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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