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snowy owl
noun
: a large ground-nesting diurnal arctic owl (Bubo scandiacus) that enters the chiefly northern parts of the U.S. in winter and has plumage that is sometimes nearly pure white but usually with brownish spots or bars
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Researchers are developing a new generation of more efficient solar panels, using another structural trick that causes the reflecting of infrared and ultraviolet light—based off the feathers of birds like arctic redpolls and snowy owls.
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Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
More:There's been an increase in snowy owl sightings in Wisconsin in December
Candy Evans likened birding to a treasure hunt.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, The Washington Post wrote that owls have become a popular pick for ring bearers in Britain, credited in part to the popularity of the Harry Potter franchise, which features a snowy owl that delivers mail.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
More:There's been an increase in snowy owl sightings in Wisconsin in December
Candy Evans likened birding to a treasure hunt.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, The Washington Post wrote that owls have become a popular pick for ring bearers in Britain, credited in part to the popularity of the Harry Potter franchise, which features a snowy owl that delivers mail.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Snowy owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy%20owl. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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