night owl
An owl (order Strigiformes) that is nocturnal.
Their Weapons like to Lightning, came and went: / Our Souldiers like the Night-Owles lazie flight, / Or like a lazie Threſher with a Flaile, / Fell gently downe, as if they ſtrucke
ADJ
wise | stuffed
OWL + VERB
fly | hoot, screech
catch sth, prey on sth
The barn owl caught a mouse in the darkness last night.
nest, roost
OWL + NOUN
pellet
noun
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
An owl pigeon.
A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, especially in the genus Caligo, having large eyespots on the wings.
verb
To smuggle contraband goods.
noun
Initialism of Older Women's League.
Initialism of Web Ontology Language (The order of the letters is discussed at Web Ontology Language § Acronym.)
noun — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and lar
An owl (order Strigiformes) that is nocturnal.
Their Weapons like to Lightning, came and went: / Our Souldiers like the Night-Owles lazie flight, / Or like a lazie Threſher with a Flaile, / Fell gently downe, as if they ſtrucke
A group of owls is called a parliament.
WiktionaryAn owl sleeps by day and hunts by night.
Tatoeba · #34362The owl can see in the dark.
Tatoeba · #34364The owl is slow on foot.
Tatoeba · #34368I'm a night owl.
Tatoeba · #321972You stay up until two in the morning. You're such a night owl!
Tatoeba · #584201i Register
In some senses, owl is marked as archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.