different between owllike vs fowllike

owllike

English

Etymology

owl +? -like

Adjective

owllike (comparative more owllike, superlative most owllike)

  1. Resembling an owl or some aspect of one.
    • 1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Macaire, act i, scene 2 (stage directions)
      To these, by the door L. C., the CURATE and the NOTARY, arm in arm; the latter owl-like and titubant

Synonyms

  • owlish
  • owly
  • strigine

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fowllike

English

Alternative forms

  • fowl-like

Etymology

From fowl +? -like.

Adjective

fowllike (comparative more fowllike, superlative most fowllike)

  1. Like, resembling, or similar to a fowl or fowls.
    • 1919, New York State College of Agriculture:
      Peacocks, which are related to the pheasants and other fowllike birds, are native of India and Ceylon, but in ancient times were introduced into Palestine, Greece, and Rome.

Anagrams

  • flowlike, wolflike

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