mochuelo

Definitions of mochuelo
  1. noun
    nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
    synonyms: búho
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    types:
    autillo, cárabo, zumaya
    reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
    autillo
    any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
    curuca, lechuza
    mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
    type of:
    ave de rapiña, rapaz
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
  2. noun
    small European owl
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    type of:
    búho
    nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
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