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How to pronounce “owl”
Hear “owl” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for owl
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of owl with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- An Inside Look into the San Diego Zoo
But this particular owl coming out right now, this is Dudley.
- Definition summary
- Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce owl
An Inside Look into the San Diego Zoo
But this particular owl coming out right now, this is Dudley.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “owl”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]
- (by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active. [from 14th c.]
- An owl pigeon. [from 18th c.]
- (politics, uncommon) A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies, especially in the genus Caligo, having large eyespots on the wings.
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