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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An owl (Strix aluco) of Eurasia and North Africa, having chestnut brown or gray plumage with mottled markings.
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- noun A
bird of prey of thespecies Strix aluco.
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- noun reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
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