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Definition owl
Etymology
From Middle English oule, owle, from Old English ?le, from Proto-Germanic *uwwal? (compare West Frisian �le, Dutch uil, Danish and Norwegian ugle, German Eule), diminutive of *uww? (�eagle-owl�) (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *?faz, *?f? (compare Old English ?f or h?f, Swedish uv (�horned owl�), Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up- (compare Latvian ?pis (�eagle-owl�), Czech �p?t (�to wail, howl�), Avestan ???????? (ufiieimi, �to call out�) ��).. A Germanic variant *uwwil? was the source of Old High German ?wila (German Eule).
Noun
owl (plural owls)
- Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes 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.]
- The owl pigeon. [from 18th c.]
- (politics, uncommon) A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies having large eyespots on the wings.
Verb
owl (third-person singular simple present owls, present participle owling, simple past and past participle owled)
- (archaic, intransitive) To smuggle contraband goods.
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