Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horned owl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: horned owl
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An owl of the genus Bubo native to the Americas, among the largest types of owl, having two horn-like tufts of feathers on its head.

Inflected Forms

horned owls (plural)

Phrases

great horned owl lesser horned owl Magellanic horned owl

Frequently Paired Words

horncoot

Questions

What does horned owl mean?: An owl of the genus Bubo native to the Americas, among the largest types of owl, having two horn-like tufts of feathers on its head.

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