spotted owl(n = noun.animal) strix occidentalis - a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest;
is a kind of bird of minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
is a member of genus strix, strix

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