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barn owl

/ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl/

barn owl noun: an owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.

barn owl: an owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other...
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Noun

barn owl (plural barn owls)

  1. An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.
    Synonyms:
    disc owl

barn owl meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi and Malay

barn owl in Tamil

கூகை, ஆந்தை இனம், நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

barn owl in Bengali

barn owl
লক্ষ্মীপেঁচা lokkhipẽca

barn owl in Punjabi

barn owl
ਸੁਨਿਹਰੀ ਉੱਲੂ sunihrī ullū

barn owl in Malay

Tyto alba
pungguk jelapang
More languagesFewer languages
barn owl in Indonesian
serak jawa
barn owl in Thai
นกแสก nók-sɛ̀ɛk
barn owl in Vietnamese
cú lợn
barn owl in Myanmar
လင်ကောင်ပိုး langkaungpui:, ငှက်ဆိုး hngakhcui:

Synonyms of barn owl

Forms of barn owl

pluralbarn owls

Origin of barn owl

From barn + owl.

Questions about barn owl

What does barn owl mean?
Barn owl means an owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.
What is barn owl in Tamil?
Barn owl in Tamil is கூகை, ஆந்தை இனம், நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில். See Barn owl meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barn owl?
Barn owl is a noun.
How do you pronounce barn owl?
Barn owl is pronounced /ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl/.
What is the plural of barn owl?
The plural of barn owl is barn owls.

Words near barn owl in the dictionary

  1. barn doors
  2. barn egg
  3. barn eggs
  4. barn find
  5. barn finds
  6. barn owl
  7. barn owls
  8. barn raising
  9. barn raisings
  10. barn red
  11. barn reds

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: barn owl (page history and authors); barn owl (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); লক্ষ্মীপেঁচা (Bengali) (page history and authors); ਸੁਨਿਹਰੀ ਉੱਲੂ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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