Found 2 items, similar to Barn owl.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: barn owl barn owl n : mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control [syn: Tyto alba]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Barn owl Barn \Barn\ (b[aum]rn), n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern, [ae]rn, a close place. [root]92. See Barley.] A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables. [1913 Webster] Barn owl (Zo["o]l.), an owl of Europe and America (Aluco flammeus , or Strix flammea), which frequents barns and other buildings. Barn swallow (Zo["o]l.), the common American swallow (Hirundo horreorum), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns. [1913 Webster]