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LITTLE OWL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does little owl mean?

• LITTLE OWL (noun)
The noun LITTLE OWL has 1 sense:

1. small European owl

Familiarity information: LITTLE OWL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LITTLE OWL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small European owl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Athene noctua; little owl

Hypernyms ("little owl" is a kind of...):

bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)

Holonyms ("little owl" is a member of...):

Athene; genus Athene (a genus of Strigidae)

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