owlet

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owlet

  • /ˈaʊlət/

Where it comes from

From owl + -et. Compare howlet.

noun owlets

  1. diminutive Diminutive of owl And in faith Sir unlesse your hospitalitie doe releeve us, wee are like to wander with a sorrowfull hey ho, among the owlets, & Hobgoblins of the Forrest […]
  2. A young owl; owling.
  3. One of a species of small owls, such as Athene noctua.
  4. An owlet moth. Noticeable features found in many of the owlets are two markings that often appear on the upper forewings.

Similar: owling, howlet, houlet

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noun

Similar: owling, howlet, houlet

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noun a young owl

Françaisjeune hibou, jeune chouette
DeutschEulenjunges, junge Eule
Ελληνικάκουκουβαγιούλα koukouvagioúla, γλαυκούλα glafkoúla
Русскийсовёнок sovjónok
Tiếng Việtcú con

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@misc{owlet_2026,
  title = {owlet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/owlet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}