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northern spotted owl

noun

Definition of northern spotted owl

: a rare spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) of old forests on the Pacific coast of North America from northern California to southern British Columbia

Examples of northern spotted owl in a Sentence

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 Into this pressure cooker walked Wasser, with a technique to measure the stress levels of northern spotted owls by analyzing their poop. — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Sam Wasser might be the ‘guru of doo-doo,’ but his research ignites serious passions," 19 May 2019

First Known Use of northern spotted owl

1899, in the meaning defined above

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