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sawwhet

sawwhet noun: a small North American owl (Aegolius acadicus) with feathered toes and no ear tufts.

Noun

sawwhet (plural sawwhets)

  1. A small North American owl (Aegolius acadicus) with feathered toes and no ear tufts.

Forms of sawwhet

pluralsawwhets
alternative formsaw-whet

Questions about sawwhet

What does sawwhet mean?
Sawwhet means a small North American owl (Aegolius acadicus) with feathered toes and no ear tufts.
What part of speech is sawwhet?
Sawwhet is a noun.
What is the plural of sawwhet?
The plural of sawwhet is sawwhets.

Words near sawwhet in the dictionary

  1. sawtooths
  2. sawtries
  3. sawtry
  4. Sawut
  5. Sawvel
  6. sawwhet
  7. sawwhets
  8. sawwing
  9. sawwings
  10. sawwort
  11. sawworts

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