Owl″et (?), n. [Dim. of owl. Cf. Howlet.] (Zoöl.) A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus).
Owlet moth(Zoöl.), any noctuid moth.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.