Is owl a common or proper noun?

Answer 1

No, the compound noun 'snowy owl' is a common noun, a general word for a type of bird.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:

• Snowy Owl Drive, Silver Spring, MD
• Snowy Owl Inn, Waterville Valley, NH
• "Ookpik: The Travels of a Snowy Owl" by Bruce Hiscock

Answer 2

The noun 'owl' is a common noun, a word for any owl of any kind, anywhere.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

• North Owl Road, Flagstaff, AZ
• The Owl House (restaurant), Rochester, NY
• The Perdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) of Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• "The Snow Owl", a novel by Jon Hartling

Answer 3

Yes, the word 'owls' is a noun, the plural form for the singular noun 'owl', a word for a type of bird, a word for a thing.

Answer 4

Common noun