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white owl
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a large white owl, Nyctea nyctea, native to the Arctic regions, ranging in winter south into the United States.
See: snowy owl
Quotations
1743
a White owl wap pa ho or wap pa cullu.
1864
He also referred ot the white snow birds . . . and the white owls, which were to be seen in great quantities. . . .
1953
A white owl brushing over his head brought him to his feet with an oath.