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laughing owls

laughing owls is the plural of laughing owl.

Meaning of laughing owl

Noun

laughing owl (plural laughing owls)

  1. An owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, now probably extinct, named for its cry.
    • Other birds, such as the emblematically distinctive huia and the laughing owl, followed soon after.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 185
    Synonyms:
    whekau, white-faced owl

Questions about laughing owls

What is laughing owls the plural of?
Laughing owls is the plural of laughing owl.

Words near laughing owls in the dictionary

  1. laughing one's ass off
  2. laughing one's head off
  3. laughing out of court
  4. laughing out of the other side of one's mouth
  5. laughing owl
  6. laughing owls
  7. laughing sickness
  8. laughing soup
  9. laughing stalk
  10. laughing stalks
  11. laughing stock

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