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horn-owl
A horned owl, or one having plumicorns on the head, as some species of Asio and Otus; formerly, a name for the Eagle-owl.
1601Holland Pliny II. 397 The fat of the Bistard or Horn-owle is verie good. 1674Ray Words, Eng. Birds 83 The Horn-Owl, Otus sive Noctua aurita. 1678Ray Willoughby's Ornith. 99 The great Horn-Owl or Eagle-Owl. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. V. 140 The Brown Horn Owl is often seen to prowl along the hedges by day. |