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  • noun Plural form of owlet.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • They look like owlets startled by the bright light.

    Forget Your Wallet, Spring Break Is Still A Party 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    2008 July 18 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2008

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