Brown-owl
noun
another name for tawny owl
noun
a name (no longer in official use) for Brownie Guider
Historical Examples
Thomas Hardy’s Dorset Robert Thurston Hopkins
Last Words Juliana Horatia Ewing
“Wee Tim’rous Beasties” Douglas English
The Gray Goose’s Story Amy Prentice
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, November 3, 1920 Various
Mamma’s Stories about Birds Anonymous (AKA the author of “Chickseed without Chickweed”)
Creatures of the Night Alfred W. Rees
Insect Adventures J. Henri Fabre
Poachers and Poaching John Watson
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History Theodore Wood
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- Brown-rat
Norway rat. noun a common brownish rat, Rattus norvegicus: a serious pest in all parts of the world Also called Norway rat