harfang

Definition

snowy owl

Etymology

Borrowed from French harfang, itself borrowed from Swedish harfång.

Example Sentences

• "At La Madelaine, also, it was the leavings of the meals that brought about the accumulation of bird-bones; but, together with numerous Tetraones and Cocks, we find the remains of several Harfangs. […] It seems […] that the men of the Lherm Cave ate this Owl; […]"