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| saw-whet owl (plural saw-whet owls) |
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owl with mechanical-sounding call: a small owl with a call that is a long series of short whistles. Native to: North America. Latin name Aegolius acadicus.
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| [Because its call was considered to resemble the sound of a saw being sharpened] |
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