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white owl

• a large white owl, Nyctea nyctea, native to the Arctic regions, ranging in winter south into the United States.

  See also: snowy owl  

  • 1743  (1949)  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.