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Meanings of strix aluco in English

Portuguese
coruja-do-mato
Catalan
gamarús

Reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes.

coruja-do-mato
Synonyms
Examples for "tawny owl"
Examples for "tawny owl"
1
They in turn provide food for heron, tawny owl, kestrel and buzzard.
The Guardian
2
It is England's tawny owl which utters the tu-whit-tu-whoo of Georgian poetry.
The Irish Times
3
The 47 birds vary in species from canaries to parakeets, kestrels to the tawny owl.
The Irish Times
4
An injured tawny owl scrutinises us and a roe deer shyly trots around the room.
The Guardian
5
Her dæmon was a small tawny owl, almost invisible in the dappled shadows under the trees.
The subtle knife
Translations for strix aluco
Portuguese
coruja-do-mato
Catalan
gamarús