Join Us On

An Encyclopædia Britannica Company

Spanish Central

Browse Dictionary Browse Thesaurus

Get our free apps!iPhone•iPad•Android

Word of the Day

Blog: Words at Play

Dictionary

horned owl

noun

Definition of HORNED OWL

: any of various owls having conspicuous tufts of feathers on the head; especially : great horned owl

See horned owl defined for kids

ADVERTISEMENT

First Known Use of HORNED OWL

14th century

Rhymes with HORNED OWL

barn owl, barred owl, beach towel, elf owl, night owl, screech owl, tea towel

Learn More About HORNED OWL

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about "horned owl"

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: horned pheasantPrevious Word in the Dictionary: horned milfoilAll Words Near: horned owl

ADVERTISEMENT

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up horned owl? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

View Seen & Heard Highlights from Around the Site

Test Your Vocabulary!

10 Charming Words for Nasty People

Put-downs with flair

When "Literally" isn't, well, literal

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.

Know what this is?

Test your vocab with our fun, fast game

Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears

Join Us

Merriam-Webster
on Facebook

Merriam-Webster
on Twitter

Bookstore: Digital and Print

Merriam-Webster references for Mobile, Kindle, print, and more.

See All

Other Merriam-Webster Dictionaries

© Merriam-Webster, Incorporated