Eule

Definitions of Eule
  1. noun
    nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
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    Bartkauz
    large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
    Waldkauz
    reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
    Sperbereule
    grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
    Goldeule, Kleiner Uhu, Waldohreule
    slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
    Schleiereule
    mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
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    Greifvogel, Raubvogel
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
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