eagle owl

any of several large owls of the genus Bubo, having prominent tufts of feathers on each side of the head, especially B. bubo of Europe and Asia.

Origin of eagle owl

First recorded in 1670–80

Beside the lake an eagle-owl was hooting from the depths of the spruce forest; hoohoo—h-o-o-o—hoohoo.

A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open |Theodore Roosevelt
They might find it quite as hard to feel contented down in the valley as woodcock and eagle-owl and lynx and star-flowers.

The Girl From the Marsh Croft |Selma Lagerlf
An eagle-owl sat in a cleft and at twilight uttered its shrill piercing cry.

Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) |Sven Hedin
The eagle-owl, could it be proved to belong to us, is so majestic a bird, that it would grace our fauna much.

The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 |Gilbert White

The ascent at first lay through hanging forests, broken here and there by grey crags, the home of the chough and the eagle-owl.

Wild Spain (Espaa agreste) |Abel Chapman

eagle owl

a large owl, Bubo bubo, of Europe and Asia. It has brownish speckled plumage and large ear tufts