owlet
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6.1
A young owl
- noun
- /ˈaʊlɪt/
:
polluelo de búho
- The white feathers become considerably less apparent once the owlets disperse.
- owlets in the nest
- owlets fledge
Examples
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Even after owlets leave the nest, they depend on their parents for food.
Academic text (2010) -
These owlets need attention.
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Two little owlets like you will never reach the sea.
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Those owlets, we have to rescue them.
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All right, my lovely little owlets.
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The parents cater to the owlets in the nest for another three or four weeks.
Academic text (2003) -
I just hope Allomere finds the owlets.
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Follow the owlets!
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Enough, young owlets.
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The parents cater to their owlets in the nest for another three or four weeks.
Synonyms
9.9
A small or young owl
refers to a juvenile bird of prey in neutral modern usage
Compounds
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Owlet is made from owl and the little ending -let, which means 'small' or 'young', as in piglet or booklet. So, an owlet is a young or small owl.