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Look up: owl

  1. OWL
    1. (company) Office Workstations Limited. 2. (language) Object Windows Language. (1996-01-13)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/OWL

  2. owl
    [n] - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. OWL
    Object/Open Windows Library [Borland]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Owl
    A bird, not related to other raptors but to Nightjars that hunts birds and animals, usually at night.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20587

  5. OWL
    Orthopaedic Web Links
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  6. Owl
    Owl noun [ Anglo-Saxon ūle ; akin to Dutch uil , Old High German ūwila , German eule , Icelandic ugla , Swedish ugla , Danish ugle .] 1. (Zoology) Any species of raptorial ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/60

  7. Owl
    Owl intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Owled ; present participle & verbal noun Owling .] 1. To pry about; to prowl. [ Prov. Eng.] 2. To carry wool or sheep ou...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/60

  8. owl
    1. <ornithology> Any cpecies of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits. ... Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. The feathers are soft and somew...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. owl
    bird of Minerva noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Owl
    • (v. i.) Hence, to carry on any contraband trade. • (n.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits. • (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon. &b...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. owl
    any member of a homogeneous order of primarily nocturnal raptors found nearly worldwide.[5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/42

  12. owl
    owl, common name for nocturnal birds of prey found on all continents. Owls superficially resemble short-necked hawks, except that their eyes are directed forward and are surrounded by disks of radiating feathers. This peculiarity lends them an appearance of studious intelligence, and the owl has lon...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08371

  13. owl
    Click images to enlargeAny of a group of mainly nocturnal birds of prey found worldwide. They have hooked beaks, heads that can turn quickly and far round on their very short necks, and forward-facing immobile eyes, surrounded by `facial discs` of rayed feathers; they fly silently and have an acute sense...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  14. Owl
    The original name of Trellis. (1995-01-19)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Owl

  15. Owl
    `Owls` belong to the extant--> bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e.g. the Northern Hawk Owl). Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Anta...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl

  16. Owl
    (Winnie-the-Pooh) `Owl` is a fictional character in A. A. Milne`s Winnie-the-Pooh books and in Disney`s Winnie the Pooh cartoons. Owl`s character is based on the archetype of the "wise old owl", although in the books, the quality of Owl`s "wisdom" is sometimes questionable...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl

  17. Owl
    (Marvel Comics) image= --> The `Owl` (`Leland Owlsley`) is a comic book supervillain who frequently menaces Daredevil and other heroes - notably Spider-Man and the Black Cat - in Marvel Comics` universe. Publication history: The character first appeared in Daredevil #3 (August 1964). T...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl

  18. Owl
    (magazine) `OWL Magazine` is a popular Canadian children`s magazine founded in 1976. Aimed at those between the ages of 9 and 13, it is published 10 times per year. OWL stands for "Outdoors and Wild Life." In recent years, like sister publication chickaDEE, the magazin...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl

  19. Owl
    (hieroglyph) The Ancient Egyptian `Owl hieroglyph` is Gardiner sign listed no. G17 for the owl-in-profile, but the head faces the observer. The owl hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic consonant letter `m`. The Egyptian hieroglyph alphabeti...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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