Words / A2

OWL/aʊl/

An owl is a bird with large eyes, often active at night: a barn owl, an owl hooted, wise as an owl (idiom extra). Eagle and hawk are other birds of prey. Howl is the wolf sound — easy mix-up. Do not write owl when you mean howl, or old.

Meaning

A bird with large eyes that is usually active at night.

Examples

• “An owl was sitting on the fence after dark.”
• “We heard an owl in the trees behind the campsite.”
• “The nature park has a talk about owls at dusk.”

Good to know

a barn owl / an owl hooted. Mix-up: howl (wolves). Not: old.

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