Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tawny owl

/ˈtɔːni aʊl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: tawny owl
IPA: /ˈtɔːni aʊl/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Strix aluco of strigid owls, of Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtɔːni aʊl/

Inflected Forms

tawny owls (plural)

Synonyms

strix aluco

Questions

How do you pronounce tawny owl?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔːni aʊl/.
What does tawny owl mean?: Any member of the species Strix aluco of strigid owls, of Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East.

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