different between owl vs ullet

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

Compare Old French hullote, English howlet.

Noun

ullet (plural ullets)

1. A European owl, Strix aluco, of a tawny color; the uluia.

Anagrams

• Tuell, Tulle, tulle