bird of night

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bird of night - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyesbird of Minerva, owl, hooterbird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animalsorder Strigiformes, Strigiformes - owlsowlet - young owlAthene noctua, little owl - small European owlhorned owl - large owls having prominent ear tuftsgreat gray owl, great grey owl, Strix nebulosa - large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western EurasiaStrix aluco, tawny owl - reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyesbarred owl, Strix varia - large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brownOtus asio, screech owl - small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistlescreech owl - any owl that has a screeching cryscops owl - any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling callspotted owl, 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 chesthoot owl - any owl that hoots as distinct from screechinghawk owl, Surnia ulula - grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphereAsio otus, long-eared owl - slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tuftslaughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing jackass - almost extinct owl of New Zealandbarn owl, Tyto alba - mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control