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Owl vs Eagle - What's the difference?

owl | eagle |

As nouns the difference between owl and eagle

is that owl is any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing while eagle is any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

As a verb eagle is

to score an eagle.

As a proper noun Eagle is

the landing unit of Apollo 11.

owl

English

(wikipedia owl)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) owle, from (etyl) ‘to wail, howl’, Avestan (term) ‘to call out’)Rick Derksen, ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', s.vv. “v?pìti”, “vyp?” (Leiden: Brill, 1998), pp. 532:535..Vladimir Orel, ''A Handbook of Germanic Etymology , s.vv. “*uwwal?n”, “*uww?”, “*?faz ~ *?f?” (Leiden: Brill, 2003), 436.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
  • A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
    • Derived terms
    * barn owl * eagle owl * elf owl * great horned owl * little owl * long eared owl * night owl * owl bus * owl-butterfly * owl-faced monkey * * owlglass * owling * owlish * owl jug * owl-light * owl-moth * owl-swallow * owl train * owly * powerful owl * rufous owl * screech owl * sea-owl * stuffed owl * tawny owl *
    References
    See also
    * hoo * hoot * * whoo

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of the domestic pigeon.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * low

    eagle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
  • (heraldiccharge) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
  • (US, currency) A gold coin with a face value of $10.00 formerly used in the United States.
  • (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from the carnivorous bird) * American eagle * bald eagle * eagle-eye, eagle-eyed * eaglehawk * eagle owl * Eagle Scout * eaglestone * eaglet * fish eagle * golden eagle * Haast's eagle * Philippine eagle * (red-backed sea-eagle) * sea eagle * spread eagle * wedge-tailed eagle * (white-bellied sea eagle) * (white-breasted sea eagle) * white-tailed eagle * double eagle * half eagle

    Synonyms

    * (Accipitridae) erne, broadwing

    Verb

  • (golf) To score an eagle.

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    Anagrams

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