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northern spotted owl

noun

Definition of NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL

:  a rare spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) of old forests on the Pacific coast of North America from northern California to southern British Columbia
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First Known Use of NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL

1899

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