barn owl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: barn owl	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for barn owl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barn owl n mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control Synonym(s): barn owl, Tyto alba
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barn \Barn\, n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern, [91]rn, a close place. [?]92. See {Barley}.] A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables. {Barn owl} (Zo[94]l.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco flammeus}, or {Strix flammea}), which frequents barns and other buildings. {Barn swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the common American swallow ({Hirundo horreorum}), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns.