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tawny owl

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Definition of tawny owl

noun

  • 1a common Eurasian owl with either reddish-brown or grey plumage and a familiar quavering hoot.
    • Strix aluco, family Strigidae
  • 2 (Tawny Owl) informal (in the UK) the assistant adult leader of a pack of Brownie Guides, officially termed Assistant Brownie Guider since 1968.

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