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- noun Plural form of
owlet .
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Examples
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Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers.
Filmstalker: Snyder's Legend of the Guardians trailer online 2010
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The family of owls in the elm outside her bedroom window had built a nest, and perhaps there would be owlets soon.
Louisa May Alcott Susan Cheever 2010
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They look like owlets startled by the bright light.
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The adult owls are handsome, dignified creatures, but the owlets look like something a teddy bear designer might dream up after a weeklong binge.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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A Great Horned Owl has established a nest with two owlets in a spruce tree next to the university science building.
Archive 2008-03-01 Dave 2008
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In this popular picture book, Martin Waddell tells a lackluster story about the separation anxiety that strikes three fluffy white owlets that are left alone one night when their mother flies off to hunt for food.
‘Owl Babies’ — A Picture Book That Sets the Stage for Bedtime « One-Minute Book Reviews 2008
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Mrs. H. read up that if the owlets fall out the nest they're a goner as the parents stop feeding them, which is obviously why it was trying to get back....
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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The adult owls are handsome, dignified creatures, but the owlets look like something a teddy bear designer might dream up after a weeklong binge.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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The adult owls are handsome, dignified creatures, but the owlets look like something a teddy bear designer might dream up after a weeklong binge.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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In this popular picture book, Martin Waddell tells a lackluster story about the separation anxiety that strikes three fluffy white owlets that are left alone one night when their mother flies off to hunt for food.
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