barn owl

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barn owl

  • /ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl/
  • /ˈbɑɹn ˌaʊəl/

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From barn + owl.

noun barn owls

  1. An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.

    Similar: disc owl

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noun Tyto alba

Españollechuza, lechuza común
한국어가면올빼미 gamyeonolppaemi
日本語面梟 menfukurō, メンフクロウ menfukurō
中文倉鴞 /仓鸮 cāngxiāo
Kiswahilibundi
Portuguêscoruja-das-torres
Françaischouette effraie
DeutschSchleiereule
Italianobarbagianni
Ελληνικάπεπλόγλαυκα peplóglafka
Românăstrigă
Русскийсипу́ха обыкнове́нная sipúxa obyknovénnaja
Tiếng Việtcú lợn
עבריתתנשמת tinshemet

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"barn owl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barn%20owl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"barn owl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barn%20owl.

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@misc{barn_owl_2026,
  title = {barn owl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barn%20owl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}