1. a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest; [syn: spotted owl, Strix occidentalis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spotted owl
n 1: a large owl of North America found in forests from British
Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a
heavily spotted chest [syn: spotted owl, Strix
occidentalis]