Strix occidentalis

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Strix occidentalis - a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chestspotted owlbird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyesgenus Strix, Strix - owls lacking ear tufts