A bird that makes a whooping sound. the tawny owl, Strix aluco, which has a hooting call (cf. jenny, n. 2a).

An owl; esp. the tawny owl, Strix aluco.

any of several grey-brown owls; esp. the tawny owl, Strix aluco, or (in later use) (U.S.) the eastern screech owl, Megascops (or Otus) asio.

(see quot.).

The name of any of several varieties of owl: (see brown, adj. 2b and owl, n. 2c).

(a) the common British brown owl, Strix aluco; (b) Guiding (with capital initials) a Brown Owl's assistant.

any species of owl living in woods, as the tawny or brown owl, Syrnium aluco.

the Tawny Owl, Syrnium aluco.