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mottled owl

mottled owl noun: strix virgata, a medium-sized owl of parts of Central and South America, having the head and back mottled brown and the underparts whitish, with vertical bars on the chest and throat.

Noun

mottled owl (plural mottled owls)

  1. Strix virgata, a medium-sized owl of parts of Central and South America, having the head and back mottled brown and the underparts whitish, with vertical bars on the chest and throat.

Forms of mottled owl

pluralmottled owls

Questions about mottled owl

What does mottled owl mean?
Mottled owl means strix virgata, a medium-sized owl of parts of Central and South America, having the head and back mottled brown and the underparts whitish, with vertical bars on the chest and throat.
What part of speech is mottled owl?
Mottled owl is a noun.
What is the plural of mottled owl?
The plural of mottled owl is mottled owls.

Words near mottled owl in the dictionary

  1. mottled berryhunters
  2. mottled duck
  3. mottled ducks
  4. mottled mallard
  5. mottled mallards
  6. mottled owl
  7. mottled owls
  8. mottled rustic
  9. mottled umber
  10. mottled umbers
  11. mottledness

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