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hoot owls

hoot owls is the plural of hoot owl.

Meaning of hoot owl

Noun

hoot owl (plural hoot owls)

  1. Synonym of barred owl.
    Synonyms:
    barred owl
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hoot, owl. (any owl that hoots)
    • When you hear the hoot owls hollowing
      Sign of rain, baby, sign of rainb. 1955, traditional, “Swannanoa Town”, in North Carolina Ballads, performed by Artus Moser

Questions about hoot owls

What is hoot owls the plural of?
Hoot owls is the plural of hoot owl.

Words near hoot owls in the dictionary

  1. hoot owl
  2. hoot owl shift
  3. hoot owl shifts
  4. hoot owl trail
  5. hoot owl trails
  6. hoot owls
  7. hootanannies
  8. hootananny
  9. hootch
  10. hootches
  11. hootchie

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