great horned owl
nounDefinition of great horned owl
: a large American owl (Bubo virginianus) with conspicuous ear tufts
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Their sixth studio album inspired by the lore surrounding the great horned owl, which can see perfectly at night, making it a reliable guide, even during dark times. — Taylor Mims, Billboard, "Zac Brown Band Breaks Their Own Fenway Park Sell-Out Record," 3 Sep. 2019 In 2014, a photographer captured the unusual sight of a great horned owl taking a dip in Lake Michigan. — Fox News, "Watch firefighters save great horned owl trapped in fishing line," 8 July 2019 Colorado Parks and Wildlife enlisted firefighters' help to reach a great horned owl that became trapped in fishing line in a tree on Thursday at Harriman Lake Park in Jefferson County. — Michelle Lou, CNN, "Abandoned fishing line snared a great horned owl in Colorado, but humans worked together to free it," 5 July 2019 Last month, a great horned owl found in Ypsilanti was brought to the Howell Nature Center's wildlife clinic. — Christina Hall, ajc, "Rats can't resist wiring in newer cars: Here's why," 8 May 2018 Among the few things that can take down a great horned owl are vehicles, which smack birds in the wrong place at the wrong time with a few tons of steel and highway-speed force. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Who wins: truck versus owl, and the owl survives," 8 May 2018 Last month, a great horned owl found in Ypsilanti was brought to the Howell Nature Center's wildlife clinic. — Christina Hall, ajc, "Rats can't resist wiring in newer cars: Here's why," 8 May 2018 At our small campfire near Laurel Lake, tucked in a pocket at 6,490 feet in the Yosemite Wilderness, just a day’s hike in, the perfect quiet was broken by the hooting of a great horned owl that carried through the night. — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, "Joining the ‘1 Percent Club’ at Yosemite’s Laurel Lake," 3 June 2018 Last month, a great horned owl found in Ypsilanti was brought to the Howell Nature Center's wildlife clinic. — Christina Hall, ajc, "Rats can't resist wiring in newer cars: Here's why," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'great horned owl.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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