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Noun: bird of night
  1. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
    - owl, bird of Minerva, hooter

Derived forms: birds of night

Type of: bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird

Part of: order Strigiformes, Strigiformes