owl

US: /ˈaʊɫ/
UK: /ˈa‍ʊl/


English Vietnamese dictionary


owl /aul/
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) con cú
    • người có vẻ nghiêm nghị; người có vẻ quạu cọ
    • (nghĩa bóng) người hay đi đêm
    • to fly with the owl
      • hay ăn đêm, hay đi đêm
    • owls to Athens
      • việc thừa, củi chở về rừng

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
a BIRD OF PREY (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large round eyes, that hunts at night. Owls are traditionally thought to be wise: a little / short-eared / snowy owl + An owl hooted nearby.
See also - BARN OWL, NIGHT OWL, TAWNY OWL

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

wise | stuffed

OWL + VERB

fly | hoot, screech | catch sth, prey on sth
Owls prey on small rodents.
| nest, roost

OWL + NOUN

pellet


Concise English dictionary


owlsaʊl
noun
+nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes