Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun strix_occidentalis

1 sense of strix occidentalis

Sense 1
spotted owl, Strix occidentalis -- (a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest)
       => owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter -- (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)