"owlery" meaning in English

See owlery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: owleries [plural]
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  1. (zoology) An abode of owls. Translations (abode of owls): bagolyfészek (Hungarian), bagolyodú (Hungarian), bagolytanya (Hungarian), bagolyvár (Hungarian), siedlisko sów [neuter] (Polish)
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  2. A pen or enclosure for owls.
    Sense id: en-owlery-en-noun-aHsVqAKi

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