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 Definitions of saw-whet owl  [ˌtiθ]  

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Definition of 'saw-whet owl' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) saw-whet owl
a small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, with a persistently repeated, mechanical sounding note.

Etymology:  (1825–35, Amer.; from its cry being likened to a saw being whetted)


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