great horned owl


noun

a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.

Origin of great horned owl

First recorded in 1670–80

Example sentences from the Web for great horned owl

  • I supposed, of course, that it was only a great-horned-owl, and so laid plans to get him.

    Ways of Wood Folk |William J. Long