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

1 sense of barn owl

Sense 1
barn owl, Tyto alba -- (mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control)
       => 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)