different between owl vs eagle

English

Etymology

From Middle English oule, owle, from Old English ?le, from Proto-Germanic *uwwal? (compare West Frisian ûle, Dutch uil, Danish and Norwegian ugle, German Eule), diminutive of *uww? (“eagle-owl”) (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *?faz, *?f? (compare Old English ?f or h?f, Swedish uv (“horned owl”), Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up- (compare Latvian ?pis (“eagle-owl”), Czech úp?t (“to wail, howl”), Avestan ????????????????????????????????? (ufiieimi, “to call out”). A Germanic variant *uwwil? was the source of Old High German ?wila (German Eule).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Noun

owl (plural owls)

1. 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. [from 8th c.]
2. (by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active. [from 14th c.]

   Antonym: lark

3. The owl pigeon. [from 18th c.]
4. (politics, uncommon) A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
5. Any of various nymphalid butterflies having large eyespots on the wings.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• hoot
• to-whit, to-whoo
• whoo

References

Further reading

• owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

owl (third-person singular simple present owls, present participle owling, simple past and past participle owled)

1. (archaic, intransitive) To smuggle contraband goods.

Anagrams

• 'low, LOW, Low, WoL, low, low%

English

Etymology

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i???l/
• Rhymes: -i???l

Noun

eagle (plural eagles)

1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

   Synonyms: erne, broadwing

2. (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
3. (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
4. (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

Coordinate terms

(golf):

• buzzard
• bogey
• par
• birdie
• albatross
• condor
• ostrich

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• (13th-c. counterfeit coin):
  • pollard
  • rosary
  • mitre
  • leonine
  • scalding
  • crockard
  • steeping

Verb

eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)

1. (golf) To score an eagle.

Translations

Further reading

• Eagle (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Aegle, aglee

Danish

Etymology

From English eagle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?i???l]

Noun

eagle c (singular definite eaglen, plural indefinite eagler)

1. (golf) eagle (two under par)

References

• “eagle” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English eagle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?l/

Noun

eagle m (plural eagles)

1. (golf) eagle

Coordinate terms

• bogey
• birdie
• albatros