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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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Depending on the season, visitors might encounter bald eagles, wild turkeys, migrating songbirds, and even attention-grabbing rarities such as snowy owls and puffin-like razorbills.
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
His father had once taken him to the beach to look for a snowy owl, so Gulbransen set out to photograph one.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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.
—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
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
His father had once taken him to the beach to look for a snowy owl, so Gulbransen set out to photograph one.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for snowy owl
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“Snowy owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy%20owl. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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